Kearney, Nebraska, 68845
Marriage 2.0 Certification (Mark and Jill Savage)
Smart Stepfamilies Therapy Provider Certification (Ron Deal)
I work with couples in traditional and blended families to help them find effective ways to communicate and express their needs, work through parenting differences, and heal from past wounds and set goals for better connection moving forward. I also work with individuals, as well as kids/adolescents who are navigating challenging school or home relationships. In all these ways I offer tools for self-regulation, behavior modification, and confidence building in a Christ-centered biblical worldview approach.
I use How We Love principles in everything I do. This has been an incredible resource for me when working with individuals and couples. Specifically, I point couples to take the HWL quiz, purchase the book, and learn about the Core Patterns. I also use the How We Love Our Kids book and have used it to lead a parenting group book study. HWL materials have been instrumental for me to look at the reason for the behavior and conflict response. It has helped to point to the pattern as the issue. The couples I work with really enjoy learning about their love style and core pattern, and it gives us a framework in sessions to work toward developing a secure attachment and finding healthy ways to communicate, connect, and offer relational comfort.