Find your path to a fuller you and richer life…

I am here to support you in your journey in life as you strive to overcome your challenges, heal from past wounds, grow in your ability to live and flourish, and find greater meaning, purpose and belonging.

About Joy and Peace Counseling

I discovered in my life journey that I find my greatest satisfaction walking with others and helping them in their life journey. I want to set people up for success in their lives and help them find healing of soul, mind, and relationships.

Also, I am a faithful follower of the Roman Catholic faith, therefore my worldview tends to align with that of this faith. That being said, I respect other people’s perspectives and am willing to work within that worldview while also having the understanding that I hold to my own.

In terms of clients, I work with late teens, adults, and couples, clinically focusing on the following areas:

  • Grief

  • Trauma/PTSD

  • Faith concerns

  • Marriage/couples counseling

  • Career exploration

  • Anxiety/Depression/Mood

  • Self-Esteem

  • ADHD, OCD, Personality difficulties

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My Services Offered

Individual Counseling

I will work with you one-on-one to clarify your problem areas, identify actionable goals, develop skills, experience healing, grow in understanding, and find peace, joy, and hope. Session frequency and what we work on together may vary. Feel free to set up a time to speak with me for a few minutes to get greater understanding of what we can work on together.

Couples Counseling

Creating a life together with another person can offer so many opportunities for excitement, hope, joy, dreams… it can also reveal wounds, challenges, unrealistic expectations, fears, and personal development needs. I work with couples to create greater emotional, spiritual, and values-based intimacy and connection as well as improved communication, problem-solving, showing respect, and future planning. Feel free to set up a time to talk with me further about how I may be able to help your relationship thrive…

Trauma via EMDR

Everyone has wounds from the past, some of which are given room to heal in the past while others remain “sticky” and continue to put weight and negatively influence beliefs, behaviors, relationships, and emotional reactivity in the present. EMDR is a way to clear out the “stickiness” of past events and get “unstuck”. Feel free to outreach me more to discuss what EMDR is and what it could possibly do for you either as a standalone treatment or a way to accelerate therapy results…

Methods of Payment and Options for Therapy

Outside of the links for services (see contact section below), I do not take nor submit billing for insurance for particular reasons. I do not believe that one has to be “diagnosable” to need help (in fact, I think it would prevent alot of things from happening). As well, I do not ideally agree with the idea that the insurance industry dictates how many sessions or how frequently we would meet nor how best to interact. Therefore, outside of the platforms listed below, I am also willing to see clients individually to address concerns that would not have a DSM-5 code or for those who think it would benefit them to meet more frequently. We can discuss arrangements, but I would generally charge $135 for a 60-minute session and supplemental contacts (emails, phone contacts, SMS messages) would vary in cost. Please contact me to discuss further details.