About Me

I specialize in the delivery of Dialectical Behavior Therapy to treat disorders of emotion regulation, primarily Borderline Personality Disorder. During my years of practice in an agency setting, I recognized a deficit in available treatments for BPD and began my journey into learning DBT. I formed a DBT consultation team and developed adult and teen DBT programs within the agency setting. I continue to serve as the leader of my consultation team and now practice virtually at Tulsa Dialectical Behavior Therapy, LLC & in person at Nashville Dialectical Behavior Therapy. As an LPC-candidate supervisor, I am committed to advancing the capabilities and training of LPC-candidates in the application of DBT. I also provide DBT training and consultation to other mental health professionals. I am licensed to practice in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. 

I absolutely love the work I do as a DBT therapist. While DBT is well known for transforming clients’ lives, it also transformed mine. I reached a point in my career where I felt burned out and directionless, but discovering DBT changed everything. Learning and practicing this model brought renewed purpose, energy, and meaning to my work.

I’m all in. I drank the kool-aid! I believe deeply in this treatment, not just because of the research behind it, but because I’ve witnessed firsthand the powerful transformations it makes possible. Being part of that change, day after day, is both humbling and incredibly rewarding. It’s work that feels meaningful, alive, and deeply human.

I’m the founder and owner of Tulsa DBT, LLC, which now proudly serves clients in both Oklahoma and Tennessee. Our Nashville location operates under the same clinical standards and leadership, and is formally a part of Tulsa DBT, LLC—doing business as Nashville DBT.

This means whether you’re seeking support through Tulsa DBT or Nashville DBT, you’re receiving care from the same trusted practice, built on the same foundation of evidence-based, adherent DBT.

I received my undergraduate and graduate education from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. I am recognized as a DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician™.

I am a dog-mom to my mini poodle, Curly, love to travel and dabble in home decorating. An Arkansas native, I now reside in Franklin, Tennessee. Fun fact about me: everywhere I've lived (NW Arkansas, Tulsa, Nashville) is located at a latitude of 36.15° N..?? 

Couldn't have done that on purpose if I tried!