Carl Gustav Jung

My “why” is that I experienced a childhood with domestic abuse, trauma, and sexual abuse that has required decades of healing and recovery. My personal journey and experiences give me an added element of true compassion and empathy that helps give understanding and guidance to others to overcome similar abuse and trauma. The ramifications of self-protection, disconnection, and survival mechanisms adapted from trauma and abuse flow strongly into adulthood causing impulsive decisions, relationship issues, depression, anxiety, and addiction. It is my mission to help as many people as possible overcome these ramifications of trauma and lead a fulfilling and abundant life.

I completed my undergraduate degree in interpersonal communications major with a concentration in cultural diversity and inclusion. During my time working within the degree program, I was given many opportunities to speak and hear from people of different economic backgrounds and many different cultures. In addition, I currently volunteer as a youth development specialist and work with many youth-aged individuals who are from different races and religions. 

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Throughout my experience, I have learned and practiced maintaining awareness of any subconscious bias that may be coming up to the surface within myself. I believe awareness is the foundation to further build any behavior or practice. Then, with awareness, I intently listen to the individual or group of people with a curiosity and genuine desire to understand their point of view. I leave any assumptions I may have of how they might think or behave aside, and search for what their needs are within the conversation. And many times, when I cannot draw a clear conclusion of their needs, I will ask politely if it is within the appropriate context. My findings have been that people appreciate my genuine desire to treat them with dignity and respect based on their understanding of those characteristics rather than how I personally define those characteristics for myself.

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I have a strong belief that deep down we all want to be seen and acknowledged for what we contribute to other people around us. This belief is the basis of how I form effective interpersonal relationships with others in individual and group settings. I use - and model - open communication with a genuine curiosity about the other person or people involved. I enjoy getting to know other people and that comes across in my demeanor, facial expression, and verbiage.

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