I graduated from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln with a Marriage and Family Therapy degree in August of 2019. With over 6 years of experience serving a rural Nebraska community, I’ve had the privilege of working with people from all walks of life. I’ve gained experience working with trauma, addiction, couples, anxiety, depression, and life stressor and transitions. I have also had the opportunity to create the intern program at the agency I worked at and it has been an honor to help mold and supervise the new generation of therapists.

When I was in graduate school, the faculty encouraged us to find our “why”. “Why” we continue to this work on difficult days and during draining days. At the time I was working part-time at Gap. One day, when I was walking into work, this little girl about 4 years old stopped me and handed me something, told me “this cake is for you.” Confused, I looked up at her mom who said, “we are giving away cakes for Random Acts of Kindness Day.” I smiled and said thank you. As I was eating the cake on my break and reading the note attached about passing kindness forward. While I was thinking about how much better the world would be if more people passed kindness on, it hit me…my “why”. I want to add more kindness to the world. I want to be the reason someone has a better day. I want to be the reason someone doesn’t give up. And because you never know who that person may be, my goal, professionally and personally, is to treat everyone as though they might be that person.

Naturally an introvert, I have always been the listener and observer in a group. Because of this, I feel as though I have learned much about human behavior and I love to hear other people’s stories. I believe this is why I enjoy reading so much.

When I’m not working, I enjoy spending time with my two cats, Amara and Apollo. I also find music very healing and enjoy going to rock concerts when I get the chance. Traveling is another passion of mine and have been to multiple foreign countries. I think it’s so beneficial to learn about other cultures while experiencing them.