Training and Experience

I completed my MS in Applied Psychological Sciences in August of 2016 and became fully licensed as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CMHC) in Utah in 2018. However, I consider my training to have begun long before I was formally a therapist. Each of my previous experiences has shaped who I am as a therapist and how I approach my clients.

I have worked with a variety for populations since 2010 including adolescents and adults with eating disorders, individuals with severe and persistent mental illness, youth at risk, individuals experiencing homelessness, people with physical and cognitive disabilities, children with neuro-developmental disorders, and survivors of traumatic brain injury.

In the fall of 2020 I trained as a doula with Contemporary Doula International and decided to combine my therapy expertise with my passion for the possibility of incredible birth experiences

A Place to Go

After the birth of my daughter in 2019 I was searching for community. I had felt surrounded and cared for throughout my pregnancy and birth, and then, a void. Navigating early parenthood felt lonely and I questioned whether my experiences were normal or if I was doing it right. As I slowly returned to myself, found sleep, and quieted my anxiety, it became clear that I didn’t want any other parent to feel the way I did. I wanted there to be somewhere to go, with all of the questions, but also somewhere to connect.

I trained as a Doula with Contemporary Doula International and set out to learn everything I could about easing the transition to parenthood for anyone taking their first steps on this journey.

Already working as a Therapist, I realized as I began to develop my role as a Doula that this was the perfect opportunity to pair these two worlds. I sought additional training in maternal mental health and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMAD’S). This specialization expands on my existing experience in addressing anxiety, depression, eating disorders, relationship issues, and family conflict.

Creating Nova is a step into my true power and full expression of how I want to show up in the world. I’m looking forward to being a partner in your journey of doing the same.

Empowering your innate ability to create the life you want.

I am here to give people the tools they need to create their very best life. I value approaching every interaction with authenticity, curiosity, and playfulness to enable the shift into true expansiveness. I view each person as the expert on themselves and through learning to trust this wisdom, the full expression of self is possible.