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Mankato, MN
Eastridge Clinic
101 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Mankato, MN 56001Provider's Bio
I have been practicing in the mental health field for over 10 years. My work is a collaborative approach with the patient to determine goals for treatment and ways to achieve these goals. I am passionate about my practice and continue to strive for the best patient care possible through on going education, attentive listening and empathetic communication.
In my free time, I enjoy being outdoors with my family along with running and playing volleyball.
Training & Credentials
Education
- Master’s degree, Social Work, Minnesota State University
Internship
- Social work, Mayo Clinic Health System
Certifications
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Certified Clinical Service Provider
- Certified Addictions - Informed Mental Health Professional
- Certified Cognitive Processing Provider, Certified in Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD
- Certification in Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- License Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), State of Minnesota
Membership
- The American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders
Academic Appointment
- Instructor of Social Work, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Special Interests
- Addiction
- Anxiety disorders and phobias
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessment in children and adults
- Bipolar disorders
- Children ages 5+ and adults
- Cognitive behavioral therapy techniques (CBT)
- Cognitive processing techniques (CPT)
- Couples
- Depressive disorders
- Dialectical behavioral therapy techniques (DBT)
- Executive functioning techniques
- Eye movement desensitization reprocessing techniques (EMDR)
- Grief and loss
- Insomnia and sleep issues
- Mac Initiative support (organization that helps cope with stillborn birth or infant loss)
- Mindfulness techniques
- Obsessive-compulsive disorders
- Parenting techniques
- Parent training techniques
- Trauma therapy