Hello, I'm Joy...

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May I walk with you?  I invite you to come as you are. I am a warm and nurturing presence who will journey together with you through honoring self, understanding, healing, and growth. I speak truth in love and walk alongside my clients in a personal and relatable way. Whether clients are looking for an objective voice in their life or have deep pain they want to stop avoiding, I can help.

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With couples, I help uncover destructive relationship patterns and establish new patterns that bring healing, communication, and mutual satisfaction. With children, I provide both child-centered and directive play therapies working collaboratively with their parents and caregivers. I provide education and support, inviting them to team up with their child to reach their goals. 

I believe our spirits, minds, and bodies were designed to cooperate in healing from difficult experiences. I help individuals become aware of this connection and invite them to give attention to somatic clues that inform the therapeutic process. In addition to talk therapy, I include a variety of techniques such as breathwork, bilateral stimulation, progressive muscle relaxation, guided imagery, stillness, movement, mindfulness, and prayer.

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Keeping in mind that every person comes from different backgrounds and experiences, I strive to discover how therapy can be most effective with each client. Common themes I explore with my clients include healing attachment wounds, recognizing and overcoming limiting beliefs, removing obstacles in the way of client goals, taking personal responsibility, becoming assertive, restoring relationships with God, self and others, and getting to the root of the problem. 

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I have worked with a variety of individuals of all ages in the roles of teacher, director of youth ministry, Young Life director, event planner and counselor. I enjoy hiking, crafting, creating games and large-scale scavenger hunts, and being wife and mother to my favorite people on Earth. I am always doing the work of learning and growing myself and pull from this experience and my education to bring my best into counseling relationships!