Who I help
People who are used to being the one who handles it.
I spent 27 years in the United States Army. I became a therapist because of what I saw there: a lot of people in the military, if we need help, they do not understand us in the civilian world. So we do not go get help.
Do I have to have served to see you?
No. I work with veterans, military-connected families, and first responders, and I also work with anyone carrying something they should not be carrying alone.
What most of my clients have in common is not a uniform. It is a habit of being the steady one, and a sense that asking for help would let somebody down.
Why does the background matter?
Because you can skip the part where you explain what a deployment does to a marriage, or what it is like to be responsible for people, or why you did not go to the appointment. I already know the shape of it.
That is not a shortcut to the work. It is a shortcut to being understood, which is usually what stands between someone and starting.
Where do you see yourself?
VeteransYou should not have to translate your life before anyone can help with it.
Active duty and military familiesThe service member is not the only one doing the tour.
First respondersThe calls stack up, and the shift does not stop to let you feel them.
Ready when you are.
Therapy starts with a conversation. Send a short message and tell me what is going on, in your own words. We meet in person in Omaha, and online across Nebraska and Rhode Island.
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