I am a child and family therapist specializing in Play Therapy. I work with children ages 3- 12 struggling with such issues such as grief, adoption/foster care, trauma, self- esteem, divorce and sensory processing disorder. I have received extensive training at the Play Therapy Institute of Colorado in brain development and utilizing the nervous system as a means to understand and help clients regulate themselves. Through the counseling and play therapy process I help my clients connect with themselves, building awareness, trust in themselves and appreciation for who they are while discovering their highest potential. I am a resource for parents and caregivers, offering coaching and education to help create loving relationships by understanding their child's needs and ways to support their growth individually and within the family system

I offer mindfulness-based counseling to young adults looking to heal from issues of anxiety, low self-esteem, difficult family relationships, and figuring out one's place in the world. Right now, I am offering reduced rate sessions at $50/hour in celebration of Spring, my favorite season, and a time that is about renewal and growth.

www.IlluminationCounseling.com

Adoptive Parenting is not for the faint-of-heart.

I provide education, inspiration, and transformation for adoptive parents of challenging children, by integrating trauma-informed parent coaching and Deep Stress Transformation.

Certified Trainer through the Beyond Consequences Institute.

I am passionate about helping parents who are raising challenging children, by walking with them on their own path toward self-acceptance and healing.

In addition to training as an experiential psychotherapist, I am adoptive parent to my two amazing grandchildren, so I have been there, done that, and I GET it. So, if you are seeking Radical Acceptance...for yourself, for your child, for your family...for the world...I can help you. And, as a Certified Trainer with the Beyond Consequences Institute, I provide instruction and coaching in this love-based mode

Are you troubled by your past? If a traumatic experience has left you feeling wounded, anxious or depressed, I may be the counselor for you. In my therapy practice in Fort Collins, Colorado, and also by telephone, I've provided counseling to people suffering with the debilitating effects of trauma and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for over 11 years. Regardless how long you've been suffering, the symptoms of trauma are treatable. Recent advances in the field of psychotherapy can help you resolve even the most severe symptoms so that you can live your life more fully.

Because symptoms of trauma are rooted deeply in your brain and body, my approach helps you to release negative emotions at a physiological level.

Visit my website to find out how we may work together in my counseling office in Fort Collins, or via the telephone.