Meet the Relationship Doctor

Education & Professional Experience

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Equipped by God, Formed by Training, Refined Through Service

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My work is built on a foundation of faith, professional excellence, and a calling to serve with humility, integrity, and compassion. I believe God prepares us in seasons — and every step of my education and career has been part of His formation.

 

God has led me through rigorous academic study, years of clinical experience, leadership roles, trauma-informed training, and the refining process of my own healing. I bring both scholarship and surrender to this work — trained in science, grounded in Scripture, and guided by the Holy Spirit.

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Academic Foundations

PhD – Counselor Education & Supervision
Walden University

MS – Counseling Southern Methodist University
MA – Criminal Justice Tarleton State University
BA – Psychology and Criminal Justice
Texas Woman’s University

 

Extensive research experience in trauma, military families, addiction, and relational dynamics

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Licenses & Certifications

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• Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (LPC-S) — Texas

• Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC)

• Master Addiction Counselor (MAC)

• Certified EMDR Therapist & prior EMDRIA-Approved Consultant

• EMDRIA-Approved Continuing Education Provider & Former Basic Trainer

• Certified Clinical Trauma Professional

• Certified Telehealth Practitioner

• Advanced training in Gottman Method Levels 1–3, Gottman Couples Recovery, Seven Principles Educator, & Working With Complex Couples

• Advanced training in Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples

 

I am also in ongoing formal theological study, growing in Biblical wisdom as I continue learning and walking in Christian discipleship.

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Clinical Leadership & Experience

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For almost two decades, I have served individuals, couples, families, and organizations through:

• Executive Clinical Leadership in PHP/IOP treatment centers for trauma, addiction, veterans & first responders

• Private Practice Founder & Director

• Trauma & EMDR specialist

• Couples therapy and marriage ministry support

• Addiction and recovery work

• Consultation for treatment programs, mental-health systems, and clinicians

• Crisis and debriefing support for federal law enforcement (DEA)

 

I have supervised dozens of counselors, trained hundreds of clinicians, and provided education through universities, government agencies, and professional organizations.

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Teaching & Academic Service

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I have served as graduate-level faculty, supervisor, and trainer at:

• Walden University

• The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

• Southern Methodist University

 

Roles include:

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• Teaching counseling, trauma, group therapy, and multicultural competence

• Mentoring new clinicians

• Providing clinical supervision and ethics review

• Supporting student growth with warmth, accountability, and prayerful discernment

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A Calling, Not Just a Career

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My education and professional journey reflect years of study, clinical training, and leadership — but the true credential behind my work is the One who called me.

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“To whom much is given, much is required.” — Luke 12:48

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I am deeply grateful for every client, student, and professional I’ve been entrusted to serve. My work is not merely academic or clinical — it is ministry through mental health, where psychology meets discipleship and healing meets grace.

I walk in this calling with humility, knowing that God is the ultimate healer, and I am simply honored to be one of the vessels He uses.