It’s a beautiful thing when a career and a passion come together.

I am a proud military spouse and mother of three children.  I am also a licensed professional counselor in training, registered occupational therapist, lactation counselor, and infant mental health endorsed family specialist. My supervisor is Emily Hagenmaier, LCSW. To support well-being and development,   I combine a strong foundation in body based philosophies, along with counseling techniques in a way that is unique to the field and supports not only the client but all those who support that person.

For 18 years, I have provided services for infants, children, and adults in private practice, birth to three, preschools, and intensive autism programs. I  volunteer as a La Leche League Leader in the Madison Area Chapter. In addition, I serve as a consultant for Reach Dane Early Head Start and Head Start Preschools in addition to the University of Wisconsin Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health and Development Consultation Program.  I am also a Newborn Observation trainer through the University of Wisconsin Madison and the Brazleton Institute.

Specialized Trainings:

• University of Wisconsin-Madison Infant, Early Childhood and Family Mental Health Capstone program and  Infant Mental Health Endorsement as an Infant Family Specialist.
• Child Parent Psychotherapy — an evidenced-based model for treating infant and early childhood trauma.
• Newborn Observation (NBO) trainer
• PSI’s Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders training
• Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests (SIPT) through Western Psychological Services Comprehensive Program in Sensory Integration
• Masgutova Neurosensorimotor Reflex Integration (MNRI®)
• Craniosacral Therapy
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
• DIR/Floortime
• Theraplay
• Therapeutic Listening
• Ils
• Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) approach to feeding
• Tube feeding with love
• Beckman oral motor program

In my free time, I love hot yoga, curling up with a good book and exploring the outdoors with my family.