35 Years
Behavioral Healthcare
Extensive Experience
Teaching & Leadership
20+ Years
Private Practice
A career devoted to helping people move forward.
For most of my career, I worked in behavioral healthcare as a clinician and clinical director, taught as an adjunct faculty member, and owned a private practice. I was also one of three founders of The Highview Center, a group practice that served the Middletown community from 2004 to 2026.
Throughout those years, some clients and their families chose to work with me for 20 to 30 years. Their continued trust is something I have always valued and never taken lightly.
When my business partners retired, I realized I was not ready to stop helping people. Instead, I felt called to begin a new chapter focused on coaching and consulting. Today, I draw upon decades of education and experience to help people identify their strengths, understand what may be holding them back, and take meaningful steps forward. My work is now focused on coaching and consulting rather than diagnosing or treating mental health conditions.
MY APPROACH
Support that meets you where you are.
Honest Guidance
I will listen without judgment and offer the honest, thoughtful feedback you need to see your situation more clearly.
Compassionate Partnership
You will be supported, encouraged, and respectfully challenged as we work toward the goals that matter to you.
Practical Direction
Together, we will identify your strengths, address barriers, and create realistic next steps that help you make meaningful progress.
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Experience that informs every conversation.
My professional experience includes clinical leadership in community mental health, work with veterans in an inpatient mental health and substance-use treatment setting, adjunct teaching at Ohio University and the University of Dayton, private practice ownership, and nonprofit leadership.
In 2005, I founded WHIIMS, Women’s Health Issues in Miami Valley Sisterhood, to help women facing cancer and other health-related challenges. As a cancer survivor myself, I understand the value of compassionate support, practical help, and feeling less alone during difficult seasons.
My Christian faith, commitment to family, and belief in caring for the whole person continue to shape the way I serve others. For clients who desire it, faith and spiritual growth can be thoughtfully incorporated into our work together.
