Professional Experience

Cascading Hope, PLLC – Owner and Therapist, April 2010 – Present

• Provide evidence-based, trauma-informed therapeutic services to individuals, families, and couples across the lifespan, including children (birth-12), teens (13-17), and adults (18+).
• Support a diverse client base with specialized training to address unique needs and life circumstances.
• Areas of expertise:
  • Women’s mental health, including traumatic births, postpartum depression/anxiety, miscarriage, and fertility concerns.
  • Mood disorders: depression, anxiety, PTSD, and bipolar disorder.
  • Phobias and Adult ADHD.
  • Emotional dysregulation in men.
  • Couples counseling using advanced techniques.
• Modalities utilized:
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
  • Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT).
  • Alternative-Family Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT).
  • Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT).

Mount Saint Vincent’s – Therapist, January 2007 – January 2017

• Provided therapeutic services to children and families in a residential treatment setting.
• Specialized in trauma-informed care and family systems therapy.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized treatment plans.

 

Green Oaks Psychiatric Medical Center – Psychological Assessor, January 2006 – December 2006

• Conducted initial psychological assessments for clients.
• Collected collateral information from family members to inform treatment plans.
• Worked directly with psychiatrists to provide diagnostic clarity and care coordination.
• Coordinated with insurance providers and developed comprehensive discharge plans for clients transitioning out of care.

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR):
  • Basic Training.
  • Advanced Perinatal and Maternal-Infant Mental Health.
  • Advanced Feeling States for Addictions.
  • Advanced Sand Tray Therapy.
  • Attachment-Focused Therapy.
  • Through the Eyes of a Child in Trauma.
  • Treatment for Anger and Violent Behaviors.
  • Right Brain Affect Regulation.
  • Trauma and Grief Processing.
• Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT).
• Flash Technique Therapy.
• Alternative-Family Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT).
• Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) – Child Trauma Academy.

• Trauma-informed care across the lifespan.
• Expertise in maternal and perinatal mental health.
• Advanced couples therapy techniques.
• Multimodal therapy implementation.
• Strong collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.
• Client-centered, evidence-based treatment approach.