Employment Information:

Job Title: Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselor

Credentials: LADC

Joined: 2016
Years of Experience: 6
Services: Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Locations: New Brighton Clinic

Educational Information:

Undergraduate College/University: Augsburg College
Undergraduate Degree: BA

Graduate College/University: Argosy University / MN School of Professional Psychology
Graduate Degree: MA

Personal Information:

Clinical Approach:
My clinical approach consists of cognitive-behavioral strategies, as well as motivational and person-centered methods, as well as some existential elements to help individuals create healthy mental, emotional, and behavioral lifestyle changes to create a life worth living, free from addiction and other unhealthy habits and problem behaviors.

Clinical Interests:
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), Health Realization (HR), 12-step facilitation (TSF), Motivation Enhancement Therapy (MET), and Contingency Management (CM).

Personal Interests:
Parenting, running/fitness, soccer, snowboarding, hiking/camping, reading, spending time with family and friends.