Hello, and thank you for being here. I’d like to share a little about myself and what we’ll do together. First, yes—my name is spelled with one T, and that is correct. I mention it because it’s real, and because I believe a little humor can still have a place when you’re seeking personal support.
This is my second—maybe even third—career. I began as an ER and trauma nurse, then shifted to helping communities address addiction. In every role, my focus has been the same: helping people and communities in meaningful ways. I wanted to enter this profession nearly two decades ago so I could return to direct patient care, but I was repeatedly called to serve in other areas. Now I have the opportunity to do what I have long done best: help people through education, problem-solving, and honest perspective so they can find their own solutions. This is not the same as talking to a friend.
I am honored to be part of the Horizon Family and Community Services team as a Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee. I am supervised by Ashley Barnes-Brown, LMFT #127661, who is helping me build on the skills I developed in nursing and addiction work by integrating them with evidence-based therapy practices to support the positive growth and direction you are seeking.
Growing up on a farm, serving as a volunteer firefighter and paramedic, working as a nurse, helping build addiction treatment programs, and drawing from my own personal journey has given me a broad range of life experience. I do not push a single perspective. Instead, I offer options based on what you share with me. These experiences help me understand a variety of therapeutic approaches and identify the ones that may serve you best.
My areas of focus include men’s issues and fatherhood, rebuilding relationships, relationship challenges, family conflict, parenting and co-parenting, premarital support, communication, and boundaries. I use a strengths-based, patient-centered approach because you already have strengths we can build on.
My approach helps patients explore the stories that shape their lives, recognize patterns that no longer serve them, and develop practical skills to improve communication, strengthen relationships, and respond rather than react. I bring empathy, humor, and real-life experience into the room, because therapy should feel human.
