Who I help
People who are used to being the one who handles it.
I spent 27 years in the United States Army. I became a therapist because of what I saw there: a lot of people in the military, if we need help, they do not understand us in the civilian world. So we do not go get help.
Do I have to have served to see you?
No. I work with veterans, military-connected families, and first responders, and I also work with anyone carrying something they should not be carrying alone.
What most of my clients have in common is not a uniform. It is a habit of being the steady one, and a sense that asking for help would let somebody down.
Why does the background matter?
Because you can skip the part where you explain what a deployment does to a marriage, or what it is like to be responsible for people, or why you did not go to the appointment. I already know the shape of it.
That is not a shortcut to the work. It is a shortcut to being understood, which is usually what stands between someone and starting.
Where do you see yourself?
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VeteransYou should not have to translate your life before anyone can help with it.
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Active duty and military familiesThe service member is not the only one doing the tour.
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First respondersThe calls stack up, and the shift does not stop to let you feel them.
Ready when you are.
Therapy starts with a conversation. Send a short message and tell me what is going on, in your own words. We meet in person in Omaha, and online across Nebraska and Rhode Island.
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