Curious Life Counseling

I am a life-long learner who remains curious about life, people, cultures, and striving to grow to be the best human I can become. Professionally, I am licensed in North Carolina and Florida. I am a Certified Neuroscience-Informed provider. I am trained in evidence-based practices to assist with trauma, grief, life transitions, anxiety, depression, substance use disorders, interpersonal conflict, and self-esteem. As a proud United States Navy Veteran, I also enjoy working with our military and Veterans. I look forward to partnering with you and creating the best collaborative safe and trusting therapeutic relationship possible.  

True healing extends beyond symptom management—it restores balance to the whole self. Through an integrative mental health model, we blend evidence-based clinical therapy with positive psychology to honor your innate strengths, resilience, and wisdom. Together, we explore how daily lifestyle wellness, circadian rhythm support, and nervous system regulation contribute to physical and emotional homeostasis. By integrating neuroscience-informed strategies with body-mind-spirit goal setting, our telehealth counseling empowers you to cultivate gratitude, inner stability, and long-term vitality. 

 As a Certified Provider in Clinical Applications of Neuroscience, I integrate brain-based insights to help you understand how your nervous system is wired for survival and protection. Within an integrative mental health framework, we harness neuroplasticity—your brain’s capacity to grow and rewire—through mindfulness and somatic awareness. By combining neuroscience psychoeducation with CBT, mindfulness, and a holistic, Person-Centered approach, we work together to shift out of survival mode and cultivate long-term emotional regulation and vitality. 

As a Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist, I offer holistic counseling for individuals navigating substance use disorders and behavioral patterns. Rather than viewing addiction in isolation, our integrative approach explores the underlying physiological, emotional, and environmental factors driving reliance on alcohol, prescription medications, or craving behaviors. Together, we utilize neuroscience-informed strategies and mind-body techniques to soothe cravings, regulate the nervous system, and cultivate adaptive coping mechanisms—empowering you to restore homeostasis and build a deeply fulfilling, balanced life.  

 As a Certified Journal to the Self® Instructor since 1999, I integrate reflective writing as a powerful mind-body tool for self-discovery and emotional healing. Journaling serves as a somatic and cognitive bridge, allowing you to process deep emotions, align your internal values, and restore nervous system balance. By incorporating intentional writing practices into our counseling work, you can cultivate mindfulness, clarify life purpose, and nurture harmony across mind, body, and spirit. 

As a Level 2 Gottman Method Trained Couples Therapist, I integrate research-backed relationship frameworks with whole-person care to help partners restore deep connection and trust. We go beyond communication tactics by examining how nervous system arousal and physiological flooding impact conflict. By identifying Gottman’s "Four Horsemen" (Criticism, Contempt, Defensiveness, and Stonewalling), we learn somatic co-regulation strategies to manage emotional overwhelm. Together, we cultivate healthy relational habits, break cycles of distress, and foster long-term emotional harmony through accessible telehealth counseling. 

Rooted in an integrative, mind-body approach, my Certified Life Coaching bridges intentional growth with neuroscience-informed care. By bringing conscious awareness to your somatic state, internal language, and mental conditioning, we identify the root patterns driving your choices. Through strategic, brain-based interventions and co-regulation tools, we recondition reactive habits into empowering behaviors—helping you align your daily actions with your core values, step out of survival loops, and cultivate a resilient identity.