Currently
I am a registered therapist, in private practice working with adults and children (using Art & Play Therapy Techniques
for both) at Restoration Counseling Services. Previously, I have been a therapist at Northwest Family Life (NWFL) and why
an intern at NWFL, I oversaw therapeutic group experiences as a Children’s Advocate for children whose mothers’
were attending simultaneous women’s groups.
I have achieved a Master’s in Counseling from Mars Hill Graduate School in Seattle,
WA. I have graduated from Northern Illinois University holding both a BFA in Painting with a French minor in 1981 as well
as a BS in Education with an Art emphasis in 1984. I have also completed several Continuing Education courses at Moody Bible
Institute and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Chicago from 1995-1999. Previously, I was an elementary art teacher in
the Oak Park School system in the mid 1980’s. I have spent the last 15 years in a ministry environment/context, as either
a leader of Small Groups, a lay teacher for Single Adult Ministry, Marketing Director (Conferences and Resources), and Content
Development Director, for the Willow Creek Community Church/Association in South Barrington, IL. While in Seattle, I have
held the positions of Director of Admissions & Marketing for King’s Schools and Executive Director of Development
at Life Choices.
My theoretical approach
to counseling draws from Existential, Cognitive, Psychodynamic, Family Systems, and Interpersonal Processes. Because I place great importance on both interpersonal and therapeutic relationships, my approach to counseling
is based on building a healthy therapeutic relationship with each client.
