Our Therapy

I possess a Masters in Social Work from IUPUI, a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology with a focus on Social Work from University of Hertfordshire, and I possess a Licensed Clinical Social Worker designation (LCSW # 34006283A) which allows me to practice in person and online. 

Over the last 25 years, I have had a rich, fulfilling career. I have worked within child and adult protective services at the state and federal levels, community-based mental health, hospital/hospice/assisted living facilities, and private practice. I work both in the United States and Internationally.

The populations I have had the pleasure of serving are adults, children, couples, families, persons affected by the justice system, military personnel and their families, and those leaving extremist organizations.

NO - I do not provide superbills or take insurance. I am fully private pay. The superbill requires that I enter a diagnosis code for treatment. That diagnosis code may be shared with 3rd parties and with your employer at any time based on the communications you have signed with your insurance company. It also requires me to become an OON provider with your insurance company. I elect not to do so. 

YES - You CAN use your HSA benefits to take advantage of mental health services. 

Not everyone wishes to use their insurance benefits for services for various reasons and this is understandable. Not everyone wants a diagnosis - they just want someone skilled to talk to. The rates quoted above are specifically for these clients. 

Sliding Scale Fees: My fee structure is transparent and set at a fairly low cost for the industry to ensure access to as many as possible. For this reason, there are no sliding scale fees offered. 

At Earthly Expression, therapy focuses on helping individuals and couples understand the emotional patterns that influence their relationships, decisions, and reactions to stress. Many of the ways people respond to conflict or disappointment are protective strategies that developed earlier in life in order to create safety or stability. While these patterns once served a purpose, they can sometimes create repeated challenges in adult relationships.

Therapy at Earthly Expression helps clients recognize these patterns, understand what activates them, and learn healthier ways to respond. Instead of reacting automatically during difficult moments, clients develop greater awareness, emotional regulation, and clarity about their needs and boundaries.

This approach integrates principles from attachment based therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, emotion focused therapy, and dialectical behavioral therapy. Clients gain practical tools for understanding their thoughts, managing emotions, and communicating more effectively.

For individuals, therapy focuses on building self awareness and strengthening emotional resilience. For couples, therapy focuses on identifying the interaction patterns that occur during conflict and helping partners communicate in ways that increase understanding rather than escalation.

The goal of therapy at Earthly Expression is not only insight, but meaningful change. As clients become more aware of their patterns and responses, they are better able to create healthier relationships and make decisions that support their long term well being.

I work best with individuals and couples who are ready to explore the deeper patterns shaping their thoughts, emotions, and relationships. Many clients come to Earthly Expression because they feel stuck in repeated cycles of conflict, overthinking, emotional overwhelm, or relationship struggles and want a clearer understanding of why those patterns keep happening.

I often work with individuals who are highly self-aware, thoughtful, and motivated for growth, but who may find themselves feeling frustrated by recurring relational dynamics or emotional reactions that seem difficult to change on their own. Together we focus on developing greater awareness, emotional regulation, and healthier ways of responding to stress and conflict.

For couples, I work with partners who want to better understand the patterns that occur during conflict and learn how to communicate in ways that increase understanding rather than escalation. Many couples seek therapy because they care about their relationship but feel stuck in repeating arguments, emotional distance, or misunderstandings.

Clients who benefit most from this approach are open to reflection, curious about their own patterns, and willing to engage in thoughtful conversations about how their past experiences influence their current relationships.

This is genuinely dependent upon the person, the presenting issues, and their own treatment goals.  There may be no way to pinpoint exactly how long your treatment may take. However, after we discuss your presenting concerns, I should be able to give you a general estimate based on my experiences with other clients.

This is dependent on the client, their needs, and their treatment goals. Typically, we will have a session once a week or bi-weekly. Further along in the therapeutic process, many clients have expressed they benefit from 1x/mo or check-in appointments to ensure they remain on track with their personal growth.

Therapy isn’t just talking to a therapist in an office or in online therapy. There is work you’ll have to do outside of each session to see lasting change and results. It takes six months to learn a new skill and then six months of actively putting it into practice for it to become a habit. This boils down to - THERAPY IS A COMMITMENT TO CHANGE! 

Therapy is often emotionally draining and it can be hard to see progress while you’re in the middle of treatment. I will be able to provide specific examples of how to know treatment is working so you can know what to expect as you move through the process. We will routinely evaluate what your treatment goals were when you began therapy and do regular check-ins throughout the therapeutic relationship to assess how well you are doing with working towards each goal.

Outside of completing homework or tasks between sessions (if assigned), we should talk openly on exercises and reflections you may want to incorporate between each session. This could include taking notes on thoughts and feelings you have during the week. 

Many people continue to see a therapist, even if they aren’t a good fit, because they are worried about offending the therapist. As you are interviewing me for the position of your potential therapist, make sure to ask questions so you can assess our fit! What you will find with me is that I'm upfront and I communicate openly. I'm a 'what you see is what you get' kind of person with fairly thick skin! Knowing how to end a patient/therapist relationship can help you feel more comfortable moving forward as well as more empowered in that you continue to always put your needs first.