About
I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in the State of Illinois and an ordained Presbyterian minister with over 20 years of experience counseling individuals, couples, and families. Drawing on my dual training as a pastor and therapist, I have developed a uniquely integrative approach to psychotherapy, with special expertise in multicultural identity and Third Culture Kids. I have spoken at national and international conferences on sexual addiction, marital conflict, parenting, spiritual depression, and ministry burnout.
My approach is interactive, eclectic, and systemic, offering support and practical feedback to help you effectively address life's challenges. For clients who desire it, I integrate Scripture with complementary therapeutic methods in a highly personalized way. With compassion and understanding, I work with each person to build on their strengths and achieve the growth they are committed to accomplishing.
Why I Became a Professional Christian Therapist
My path to this work ran through the pulpit before it led to the counseling office. As a pastor, I found that the people who came to me carried burdens that were both spiritual and psychological — grief, broken marriages, burnout, questions of identity and belonging — and I saw that faithful care required clinical skill as well as pastoral heart. That conviction led me to formal training in marriage and family therapy and clinical counseling. Today, as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and ordained minister, I have the privilege of serving the whole person: integrating sound psychotherapy with the wisdom of Scripture for those who seek it, so that healing touches both mind and spirit.
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