My professional training is not specific to faith based therapy.  I received my Master of Social Work from San Diego State University in 2017.  

I am a therapist with lots of experience working in non-faith centered settings AND I personally am a Believer.  I have my Certificate in Ministry and have spent many years on my own faith journey, serving in various faith communities & growing spiritually. 

Faith-based therapy allows us to integrate your faith into our work together (if you want to - this is completely optional).

That might include:

acknowledging God throughout sessions, exploring your spiritual & faith views related to whatever you're going through, exploring ways to utilize your spirituality to support your growth & overall well-being

We also don't have to include faith at all if that feels better for you.

This is completely up to you!

I look at therapy as being very seasonal.  There are certain seasons you may need therapy weekly, certain seasons of needing every other week...

These seasons may be a few months transitioning through life transitions or challenges.  Some of these seasons may be longer - it completely depends on what feels supportive for you.  

During a session together, you might:

• check in on a goal or intention we set at our last session
• practice some type of mindfulness , self compassion, or emotional self check in practice
• talk about a challenge that you're moving through - feeling seen, heard and validated in what you're going through
• learn and practice a new skill to support a more helpful way of thinking or showing up in a certain situation
• set a goal or intention to support your wellbeing between sessions

Coaching includes:

• very present & future focused
• learning & practicing new skills
• setting goals & making moves toward them

Therapy includes a lot of the above (my style is very growth oriented, present & future focused), but can also include:

• reflecting on historical relationship patterns - family, dating, friendships
• inner child work
•  honoring & working through traumatic experiences
• space to process difficult experiences & events in your life