I am a story listener.  I provide a safe and sacred space for my clients to share their hopes and dreams, doubts, fears and wonderings, to have their stories heard and honored. 

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor who is passionate about working with individuals who have experienced a loss or are in the midst of a life challenging or life enhancing transition. As the quote on my home page says so well, loss comes in all shapes and sizes - sometimes as depression, sometimes as anxiety, often as other life challenges - yet, I believe that it always offers the opportunity for new learnings, insight and personal growth.

I earned my Masters in Counseling Degree from Regis University in 2010 and became a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Colorado in 2014, having fulfilled the licensure requirement of 2000 clinical hours and 100 hours of clinical supervision.  In addition to my Counseling Degree, I have a previous Masters from Regis where I focused on various spiritual perspectives and loss and grief. I was particularly honored by my work with five courageous women who shared their stories of their older children who died and who became the basis of my Master's Capstone dissertation.

I have presented at local and national conferences on grief related topics and was honored to serve on the faculty at three clinical team conferences of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. I am a member of the American Counseling Association.

I am a co-founder of Shimmering Wings, a non-profit dedicated to providing support and resources to individuals who have experienced a childhood death loss. Shimmering Wings offers peer support groups for children and teens who have experienced a death loss as well as for adults who experienced a death loss when they were a child. Our flagship program is Camp Erin, a free weekend bereavement camp for youth who are grieving the death of a significant person in their lives. Camp Erin provides a safe environment for participants to explore their grief, learn essential coping skills and make friends with peers while also grieving. In addition to Camp Erin, we have Next PAGE, an overnight camping experience for adult caregivers of grieving children.

I understand loss from a personal perspective, having experienced the anticipated deaths of my parents as well as the unexpected death of my youngest brother among other death losses and life changes.

Lastly, I am the mom of two amazing adult children and the "Nana" to two equally amazing grandchildren.   

Grief is the last act of love we have to give to those we loved.
Where there is deep grief, there was great love.
- Anonymous

I look forward to working with YOU!