“I try to incorporate holistic care, like spirituality, health, and wellness, with psychiatry.”
What was your path to becoming a therapist?
I started off as a nurse and then became a family nurse practitioner before becoming a psychiatric NP. After that, I became an MD.
What should someone know about working with you?
I try to incorporate holistic care, like spirituality, health, and wellness, with psychiatry. My background in family health as well as my Christian values have contributed to my focus on wholeness.
What do you do to continue learning and building competencies as a provider?
I engage in continued research inquiries of peer-reviewed articles.
How do your core values shape your approach to therapy?
My Christian faith has inspired me to focus on healing and restorative care rather than simply treating symptoms.
What are you most excited about within the evolving mental health landscape?
Telehealth gets me excited as clients are able to have greater access to their providers with less interruption in their schedules.
Have you done any research-based work that you found particularly exciting? How does it inform your practice today?
I have been researching addiction and prevention, which has enabled me to have more compassion toward those struggling with addictions.
“My Christian faith has inspired me to focus on healing and restorative care rather than simply treating symptoms.”