Begin Insight to Understand Action
Maybe it’s the relationship with the job, the team, the family, a sponsor, or a significant other that suddenly shifted or ended. Your friends, colleagues, or teammates seem to have the “perfect life,” yet you feel numb. You want the passion and excitement you once had. You want your family life to feel like it once did.
But you’re not sure how to reclaim it.
Then it begins—the blow-ups, the melt-downs, the shut-downs, and the everyday breakdowns. Overwhelmed doesn’t even begin to cover it.
I understand that sometimes we don’t perform the way we expect ourselves to. I also know that our careers and personal lives can create profound emotional turmoil and even traumatic memories, leaving us feeling defeated and disconnected from who we once were.
In our defeats, is where we find our greatest hope. And hope is where we begin...
To begin, I was raised in a family shaped by service and resilience. My father started as a small-town Kansas police officer, and when I was four, we moved to Southern California, where he advanced through the ranks of one of the largest police departments in the country.
After college, I spent more than two decades immersed in extreme sports and piloting single- and twin-engine aircraft, all while navigating the real-life and family challenges that shape who we become.
Both my Master’s and Doctoral degrees are in Marriage and Family Therapy, earned through Capella University in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2019.
Together in counseling, we begin to understand who you are today and what needs to happen to live life forward.
My professional style is exactly what my company name reflects Insight to Actions.
I believe that clarity without movement keeps people stuck, and movement without clarity leads to chaos. My work blends both insight that empowers and action that transforms.
My area of expertise centers on the hardships that grow out of shame, blame, trauma, and secrets—the experiences we carry quietly, often because we chose an elite professional path or simply because life has unfolded in unexpected ways. I provide counseling for adults, couples, and families who are navigating relationship breakdowns, complex trauma, depression, grief, anxiety, perfectionism, emotional “stuckness,” and major life transitions.
I work extensively with law enforcement, firefighters, correctional officers, medical first responders, and their significant others, helping them manage the unique stressors that accompany high-risk, high-demand careers. My preferred treatment modalities include Brief Solution-Focused Therapy (BSFT), interpersonal and narrative psychotherapy, and the trauma-processing modality BrainSpotting (BSP).
My dedication to what I call Team Family guides my work with couples and families experiencing high conflict or significant separation—whether due to divorce, intense parental emotionality, military deployment, incarceration, or court-related requirements such as CPS involvement. I offer structured co-parenting sessions and family reunification support to help families stabilize and reconnect.
Together in counseling, we work to understand who you are today, what shaped your current experience, and what needs to happen for you to live life forward—with purpose, clarity, and direction.
Couples Counseling
Counseling begins to work on what the connection needs to be for both individuals to feel healthy, positive, and loving.
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Family Counseling
Every family member has something of value to share. And, every voice deserves to be heard.
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Reunification & Co-Parenting Therapy
Every family member has something of value to share. And, every voice deserves to be heard.
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My office is located in the E Offices at 7201 Metro Boulevard and Highway 100. The office is very accessible, less than a mile off Highway 100. The office is located in Edina but close to Eden Prairie, Chanhassen, Excelsior, Minnetonka and all of Minneapolis.
The building feel is modern, clean and safe. We use digital security with a private access code to enter the building which makes it secure when a session is scheduled outside of regular business hours. This provides you an extra level of confidence for a counseling session in a safe environment.
When you enter Suite 550 on the fifth floor in the waiting room, you will check in on an iPad which notifies only me yet, doesn’t disclose your identity. We offer a receptionist during business hours that offers you a beverage and ensures your comfort until I meet you in the waiting room to escort you to my office.
