What I Offer: A Partnership for Change

The strongest predictor of success in therapy is the relationship between us—the therapeutic alliance. My practice is built on that truth. I work in a truly client-centered way: you are at the heart of our sessions, not a fixed curriculum, protocol, or agenda. We shape each meeting around what you bring that day and what feels most helpful in the moment. Over time, this creates a secure, collaborative space where meaningful change becomes possible. Here, you can speak freely and honestly about whatever feels heavy—past experiences, repeating patterns, or simply a sense that life has drifted off track. Together, we work toward a life that feels more intentional, grounded, and less reactive.

Two Paths, One Goal

Growth looks different for everyone, much like trees in different seasons. While the paths overlap, one may feel more fitting for where you are right now.

🌳 The Oak Tree Path — Counseling Focus: Restoring the Roots

Your current life (the canopy) draws nourishment from a deep root system of past relationships, experiences, losses, and adaptations. Those roots often continue influencing the present long after the original events have faded.

Counseling gently tends to those roots, freeing you from patterns that no longer serve you. This is patient, grounding work—building insight, stability, and resilience over time. As the roots strengthen, the whole tree stands taller and responds to life with greater flexibility and strength.

🫒 The Olive Tree Path — Coaching Focus: Renewing Purpose

If you've already explored your past and feel ready to shape what's ahead, coaching focuses on the present and future. We clarify your core values, make intentional choices, and build momentum toward a life that reflects what matters most to you.

This path emphasizes forward movement: cultivating resilience, direction, and meaningful "fruit" that can sustain you through changing seasons.

Walking Alongside You

These paths aren't strict boundaries. In both counseling and coaching, we may touch on relationships, patterns, decisions, and current challenges—whether you're healing from the past or discerning your next steps. Regardless of the path, I would be honored to walk alongside you for this season.

Pull up a chair. Join me on the porch

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