Now that you’ve seen all my credentials and know that I’ve been trained to help you, let’s get real. While all those letters after my name are important, they don’t tell you anything about me as a person.

A good therapist not only has the necessary training and skills, but more importantly, they need to be a trustworthy and relatable person.

Therapy is about making a connection and working together as a team, so if we don’t get along, then I’m not going to be the best therapist for you.

So here’s a little bit about me outside the therapy room.

I was born and raised Catholic and my faith and my relationship with God, although very imperfect, is incredibly important to me. 

As a huge reader, I love to learn more about my faith from authors such as: Scott Hahn, Fulton Sheen, Josef Pieper, Joseph Ratzinger and St. John Paul II.  I also enjoy learning about it from listening to podcasts such as: Fr. Mike Schmitz’s Homilies, Word on Fire, Shameless Popery, Catholic Answers Focus and Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World (when I want to explore super weird topics from the Catholic perspective!).

I grew up in the West Bend area and I regularly visit family who live there still.  I got married in 2023 to my husband, Josh and we just welcomed our firstborn son, Felix to our family in June.  We also have a pet dog (beagle/blue heeler mix) who loves to lick everybody he meets. 

As for hobbies, I don’t have as much free time now that I have a newborn, but I do enjoy reading (especially science fiction), crocheting (currently making a teddy bear), listening to podcasts (including some true crime), playing board games (especially legacy-style games), and watching TV (some favorites are Great British Baking Show, Dancing with the Stars, Dark and Stranger Things).