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It is so nice to meet you!

I offer warm, collaborative, evidence-based care for people navigating the complex emotional landscape of illness, loss, and caregiving. I am a clinical health psychologist with more than a decade of experience supporting individuals, couples and families facing life-changing medical diagnoses. My approach is grounded in compassion and the science of wellbeing, with a deep appreciation for the resilience and vulnerability that come with living through medical uncertainty.

I bring specialized training and experience from academic medical centers—including the University of Colorado, Henry Ford Health System (Michigan), and Michigan State University—where I have helped to develop psycho-oncology, pain and transplant psychology programs and provided specialized individual, group, couples and family clinical services. My work has spanned inpatient medical units, multidisciplinary outpatient clinics, transplant programs, and integrated primary and specialty care settings, giving me a nuanced understanding of how physical health, emotional health, and identity intersect.

I hold advanced training, certification and clinical expertise in health psychology.

I am clinical psychologist currently licensed in Colorado (PSY.0005827).

Please feel free to reach out with specific questions.

Education, Selected Experiences and Areas of Expertise

  • clinical psychologist, CBT and ACT expert,

    Education

    Michigan State University, APA Accredited, Consortium for Advanced Psychological Training

    Clinical Health Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellowship

    Henry Ford Health System, APA Accredited

    Pre-doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology

    Spalding University, APA Accredited

    Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) in Clinical Psychology

    Specialization: Health Psychology 

    Spalding University, APA Accredited

    Masters of Arts in Clinical Psychology

    In pursuit of Clinical Psychology Psy.D. Degree  

    Washington University in St. Louis

    Bachelors of Arts in Psychology and Biology

  • Cancer therapy, cancer support Broomfield Colorado

    Psycho-Oncology

    Previous Assistant Professor in Medical Oncology, University of Colorado, Cancer Center

    Key player in the development of oncology counseling program

    Invited presenter in local and national community organizations

    Presented and published award winning clinical research

    Certified Mindfulness Based Cancer Recovery Facilitator

    Earned Psychosocial Oncology Knowledge Certificate through American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS) 

    Ongoing membership in APOS

  • counseling for organ transplantation

    Transplant Psychology

    Senior staff psychologist, Henry Ford Health System Transplant Institute (Detroit, MI)

    Key player in the development of transplant psychology programs

    Invited presenter at national organizations

    Served on the Executive Committee of the Psychosocial Community of Practice, American Society of Transplantation (AST) from 2019-2021

    Presented and published award winning clinical research

  • grief therapy/counselor, loss and bereavement specialst

    Grief, Loss and Bereavement

    Certified Grief Educator with David Kessler

    Certified in Meaning Centered Psychotherapy through Memorial Sloan Kettering

    History of collaboration and integration with palliative care services

    Most relevantly, I have experienced my own life-altering losses that deeply shape how I work with the bereaved

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    Healthcare Wellness

    Post-Doctoral fellowship in Medical Education with emphasis in physician wellbeing

    Developed grant funded employee wellness program for cancer providers and staff

    Partnered with physician wellness program through University of Michigan to provide individual psychotherapy to resident physicians

    Expertise in trainee and staff support groups

    Extensive clinical experience in the unique challenges of facing health care providers

  • chronic pain therapist, pain reprocessing therapy

    Pain Psychology

    Certified Empowered Relief Instructor through Stanford University

    Certified in Pain Reprocessing Therapy

    Key player in the development of a multidisciplinary cancer pain clinic

    Expertise in pre-surgical evaluations for pain neuromodulation procedures including spinal cord stimulators

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On a personal note…

I am a Colorado native. I left to pursue my education and after nearly 15 years am thrilled to have returned home! When I am not working you can mostly likely find me chasing after my two little boys and crazy pup with my husband. As a serial hobbiest, I love to bake, read, craft, and do all things outdoors.

Whether you are navigating illness, loss, identity shifts, or the demands of caregiving, you don’t have to walk that path alone.

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