ABOUT

I was born in a beautiful small town in Colorado. I spent my early childhood years skiing, camping, fishing, and hiking. In between 5th and 6th grade my family moved to Texas to be closer to my grandparents. After high school I attended Texas Tech University where I earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development and Family Studies, with a minor in Child Development. While in college I taught preschool, worked at the Child Development lab, on campus, provided home visits to new mom’s, and was a nanny for several families. I obtained my Master’s degree in Counseling and Play Therapy from The University of North Texas. Soon after, I became a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Registered Play Therapy-Supervisor.  

 

While in the DFW area I worked in numerous areas of mental health, including: domestic violence and sexual abuse, child abuse, substance abuse, residential treatment, child placement, children with behavior problems, and parenting. I served on two state boards and one national board and presented at numerous state and national conferences. In addition, I maintained a small private practice and provided community education on child related mental health issues.

 

In 2001 my family and I moved to The Woodlands area. We joined the First United Methodist Church where I taught child and adult Sunday School. After a few years I co-opened Grace Point, a counseling center at our church. A few years later, I took a teaching position at Lone Star College in the Human Services Department.  I enjoyed working with college students but longed to go back into counseling, so I joined a private practice in The Woodlands, where I remained for the next 8 years. In the summer of 2021, I opened my own private practice, Compassion Child and Family Counseling in Magnolia, Texas. What a blessing it is to see the culmination of 37 years in the mental health field come to fruition.  

 

On a personal note, my husband and I have raised two wonderful boys and we are now empty nesters. Parenting was a wild ride and something that taught me more than I expected. Being a mom and a wife has stretched me, shaped me, molded me, and taught me about hope, grace, forgiveness, and community. As a parent I have laughed and cried and prayed many times over. If I work with you, I will tenderly hold your pain, because I've had pain too.