Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

ICEEFT Certified Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist (EFCT)

ICEEFT Certified Emotionally Focused Individual Therapist (EFIT)

AZBBHE Approved Clinical Supervisor

Owner and Founder 

I've spent over 15 years in this work — in community mental health as a therapist and supervisor, and now in my own private practice — and the thing that has never changed is this: people are more resilient than they believe, and relationships are more repairable than they fear.

My approach is grounded in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), one of the most extensively researched models for relationship transformation. EFT isn't about better communication tips or arguing more politely. It's about getting underneath the cycle — understanding what each person is really reaching for — and building the kind of secure connection that actually holds.

I started Love Story Therapy because humans are wired for connection and I believe the quality of our relationships has the most significant impact on our overall wellbeing. My clients are thoughtful, motivated people who are ready to do real work and I'm here for that.

I have a passion for helping others create and strengthen meaningful relationships in their lives, whether it be with their partner, loved one or self. I enjoy working with couples and individuals and helping them identify and change hurtful relationship patterns and negative beliefs and create new, healthier ones. Healing and change happen through relationships when we feel secure and loved.  As your therapist, my goal is to provide you with a safe, secure, non-judgmental atmosphere so that the growth and change you seek can occur.

I want you to know you’re not alone in this struggle, and there is hope and a way to get to a better place. When we work together, you will have a safe, secure place to find true acceptance and understanding, build and strengthen bonds with self and others and heal emotional wounds.  I will use empathy and acceptance, while helping you understand and change your negative patterns and build on your natural strengths.  Together we can work on writing the next chapters of your life and love story, so that it can become the story that you’ve always longed for.

I am committed to making my practice a safe, inclusive, non-judgmental space for all people of all races, sexual orientations, genders and religious beliefs.  I offer couples therapy, premarital counseling and individual therapy for communication issues, relationship issues, betrayal/affair recovery, self-esteem improvement, anxiety and life transitions.

A bit of my personal story...I studied psychology at Point Loma Nazarene University and Arizona State University, completed a research fellowship at the Air Force Research Laboratory, was an administrative assistant for my grandmother's orphanage in Mexico, went to graduate school at ASU at the MFT program, worked six years in community mental health, got married, had two kids, and launched Love Story Therapy in March 2020 — right as a global pandemic hit. I always wanted to be in a helping profession and am fascinated by relationship dynamics.  I feel like everything makes sense once I get the full story.  When I'm not in session, you'll find me outdoors running, hiking or reading fiction novels, or with my husband, our two kids, and dog, probably in the middle of something chaotic and wonderful.

Qualifications

• License and State: LMFT-15157 Arizona
• ICEEFT Certified Emotionally Focused Therapist
• BA in Psychology from Arizona State University
• Master’s of Advanced Studies in Marriage and Family Therapy from Arizona State University
• Over 15 years of clinical experience helping individuals, couples and families in community mental health and private practice settings
• Approved Clinical Supervisor in good standing with the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners

Services Offered

Individual therapy, Couples Therapy. Premarital Therapy, Clinical Supervision

Associations

• AZEFT
• ICEEFT