About Me

In terms of education, I received my Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. I earned a master’s and doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where I specialized in marriage and family work and completed my dissertation on Spirituality, Sexual Intimacy, and Marital Satisfaction in Mixed Orientation Marriages. 

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Prior to graduate school (after my undergraduate work and in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks), I joined the United States Army as a mental health specialist, working with active-duty soldiers to address their mental health needs. I completed my internship in Clinical Psychology at the Dayton VA Medical Center. In this position, I focused on general mental health, PTSD, and substance abuse within the veteran population.  I also worked with the sexual health coordinator at the VA to address veterans' sexual concerns. I'm also a part of Star Behavioral Health Providers to increase my exposure to and improve my work with veteran and military populations.

 

After my undergraduate work, I became interested in marriage education and pursued some training in that field. Following my military service, I became heavily involved with the MMATE Center’s Hope-Focused couples’ therapy project. This remains my primary orientation toward couples’ therapy, although I am also trained in Cognitive Behavioral Couples' Therapy, Prepare/Enrich couples' therapy, and have some experience in Couples' Therapy for PTSD. I also worked at a residential treatment facility for children working heavily with family and parenting during my tenure. In addition, I was active with the Institute for Study of Sexual Identity working with individuals with sexual identity and gender identity concerns.

I completed my postdoctoral training program in clinical psychology at Portage Path Behavioral Health in Akron, Ohio, where I was supervised in both Psychology and Marriage and Family Therapy. In this position, I worked with the more severely mentally ill, including individuals with personality disorders, bipolar disorder, and dissociative identity disorder.

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I'm currently a member of the Ohio Psychological Association and the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. I am currently available for supervision of both psychologists and Marriage and Family Therapists in the state of Ohio.

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Personally, I am a wife to Eric and mother of three  young children. I enjoy music, the outdoors, and good literature.