Counseling and Educator Wellness

Helping Professionals achieve success

specializing in helping educators
recover from burn out and
difficult transitions

Counseling Specialties

Children/Adolescents

My approach seeks to create an emotionally comfortable environment where children can feel safe to discuss their pressures and struggles and learn new ways to function more effectively in their lives. I provide an interactive and collaborative approach using a variety of treatment modalities, including but not limited to Family Systems Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. More

Adults

In my practice of individual therapy, I use cognitive, behavioral, and family systems approaches to empower you to solve life's problems. I tailor my treatment approach to your specific needs. I treat diverse emotional and behavioral issues, anger management, depression, codependency, ADHD, and anxiety. More

Educator Wellness

Even the most practiced educator can become overwhelmed. The goal of educator wellness is to support your emotional and professional wellbeing. Together we will work to reclaim your wellbeing by focusing on your personal and professional self, managing the stress of teaching, and developing tools to fully enjoy the greatest job on earth.More

leadership wellness

School leaders strongly shape the conditions for high-quality teaching and are vital to the effectiveness of our schools. You are required to be instructional leaders, managers and mentors, all with the goal of helping every student succeed. Counseling increases consciousness and optimizes the management of your performance.More

Professional Growth and Educational Leadership

Developing a Professional Growth Mindset
As you approach a challenge or consider a new position, that voice might say to you "Are you sure you can do it? Maybe you don't have the talent." As you hit a setback, that voice might say, "This wouldn't had been a problem if you really had talent. It's not too late to back out."

What if your true professional potential was unknown or even unknowable? A growth mindset is a tendency to believe that you can grow beyond failure and thrive from challenges. A growth mindset is one you can cultivate at any point in your professional journey. This is important because it can determine what you strive for and what you see as success. Together we will work to change the definition, significance, and impact of failure and instill an attitude for success.
Leadership Issues
Whether you are leading 2 or 200, the ability to bring about a climate of positive change through the right attitude and self-discipline is critical. Leadership therapy will help you develop the characteristics you need to succeed in a demanding educational environment. Together we will work to maintain your passion and attain your maximum potential while facing the constant pressure of student achievement and educational accountability.
Interpersonal Skills for the Workplace
Chances are, you'll have to interact on a variety of levels throughout your profession life. We use interpersonal skills every day to communicate and interact with other people, both individually and in groups. It allows us to work well in a team and be able to communicate effectively with colleagues, customers and clients. You may be the most brilliant person on your team, but if you can't get along with your colleagues, you won't get far. People who have worked on developing strong interpersonal skills are usually more successful in both their professional and personal lives. Together we will work to remove faulty thinking and emotional barriers that are impeding your interpersonal growth. Through awareness of how you interact with other and with practice, you can improve your interpersonal skills.
Career Transitions and Achieving Your Goals
"The only constant is change" ~ Heraclitus

A career transition can be stressful, long and often frightening. As educators, we are constantly changing. The need for the marvelous process of growth and change is often difficult to ignore. Whether it's the result of coming to the end of the road, self-reflection, or exploring your potential. Your emotional state and mental stability can influence the actions that you take and the impact that they can have on your life and your career. The concern about making the most of life while moving forward in your career is one I hear a lot. You will change and evolve, and opportunities will come your way. Opportunities that you shouldn't turn down just because you're afraid and uncertain of your true potential. Together we will identify what cycle of transition you are in now and your emotions, and how they connect to success and your life goals.
Work-life Balance and Stress Management
Work-life balance is a concept including proper prioritizing between "work" (career and ambition) and "lifestyle" (health, pleasure, leisure, family and spiritual development/meditation). The demands of accountability and student achievement is likely to invade your personal life and make maintaining work-life balance no simple task. When your work life and personal life are out of balance, your stress level is likely to increase. Work-life balance is not out of reach and it is important for us to seek and restore harmony. This approach works to improve productivity, relationships and stress management for a lasting life and work balance. Together we will evaluate your relationship to work and apply specific strategies to help you strike a healthier balance.