About Me: I was born in Nashville, Tennessee but moved after a few years to the eastern coast of Florida where I spent most of my childhood years. I grew up in a small, beachy town and have many fond memories of the sun and ocean air. In 2005, I moved from Florida to Illinois to pursue graduate work at Wheaton College. Throughout my time at Wheaton, I sought a broad variety of clinical experiences including working with college-age students at a college counseling center, providing psychological assessments for adults, adolescents, and children, as well as adult, family, and couples therapy within an out-patient setting. My pre-doctoral training took place at Meier Clinics where I had the opportunity to work within their partial hospital program and outpatient clinic. My most recent training has focused on the intersection of physical and mental health including the treatment of chronic medical conditions and infertility. Currently, I am the Director of Training at The Illinois School of Professional Psychology at National Louis University. My husband and I are the owners of The Sirona Center. We have an amazing teen-age son and house full of animals, including our therapy rabbit named Winter.