I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a certified clinical trauma professional with clinical training and expertise in the treatment of mood disorders, trauma, eating disorders, addiction, and anxiety disorders. I received my master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health counseling from Mercer University. During that time, I worked as a mental health assistant at both Peachford Hospital and the Ridgeview Institute, where I worked with children and adolescents who were struggling with acute mental illnesses. I also served as an intern for Emory University Hospital at Wesley Woods, where I would conduct individual, group and family therapy with adults who were experiencing acute mental illnesses. Prior to graduate school, I completed my undergraduate work at Georgia State University where I worked as a research assistant on various psychological research studies and as a behavioral coach for adolescents in underperforming high schools. My passion for therapy blossomed in 2014, while working as a case manager for an employee assistance program. During this time, I had the wonderful opportunity of witnessing the transformative power of therapy, and the commitment and dedication that each therapist had for the field. While in this role, the fire within me grew, and I knew that becoming a therapist was the next step in my life.