About me
I was born in Boise, Idaho, the oldest of four. We moved to Alberta, Canada when I was seven and later to Hershey, Pennsylvania where I graduated high school. I worked during the day and went to school at night, receiving an A.A. in both Business Administration and Paralegal Studies. I moved to Columbus in 1987 and my son, Ben, was born in 1989.
Since that time, I’ve worked as a paralegal, office manager, medical secretary, marketing/communications assistant and doing E.R. registration for various law firms, a psychiatrist, Riverside Methodist Hospital, Pregnancy Decision Health Center and Bible Literature International.
My hectic life became overwhelming and I sought out counseling to sort through a divorce and my anxiety and depression. Together we focused on the truth of who I was created to be and the vision for my life. In 2002, I graduated from Ashland Theological Seminary (Ashland University) with a Masters in Clinical Pastoral Counseling. I am licensed in Ohio as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor-Supervisor (LPCC-S) and have seen clients in private practice since January 2003.
As part of my internship with WellSpring Counseling, I co-facilitated numerous DivorceCare groups and put together a depression screening at a women’s health fair. Currently, I enjoy co-facilitating small groups at Celebrate Recovery, a Christian 12-step group. I love to speak to people and was excited to be asked by MOPS of Dublin to speak several years ago and in July 2007, I spoke at the OCFoundation annual conference in Houston, Texas. I also hold continuing education seminars for Ohio counselors. Recently I obtained certification through the OCFoundation in their Behavior Therapy Training Institute for treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
My house is much quieter with my son off at college, but GracieLu (Jack Russell), Kallie (tiger cat) and I enjoy friends, worship and Pittsburgh Steeler football!