Licenses
- ● Oklahoma Licensed Professional Counselor (since August 2, 2019)
- ● Texas Licensed Professional Counselor (since January 22, 2024)
Education
Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
May 2017
Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant, Oklahoma
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Minor in Management
July 2014
Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant, Oklahoma
Associate of Science in Behavioral Science Psychology
May 2012
Murray State College, Tishomingo, OK
Professional Experience
Program Therapist
Chickasaw Nation Strong Foundation, Ada, OK
September 2019 – Present
- — Provides family, couple, individual, and group therapies as needed.
- — Serves any of the 17,000 employees that work for the Chickasaw Nation.
- — Utilizes modalities including ACT, EMDR, Person-Centered Therapy, DBT, ABFT-II, MET-CBT, EFT, CBT-12-A, and SPICC Model.
- — Leads family education classes and trauma-focused counseling groups.
- — Interfaces with Department of Family Services and non-tribal entities.
- — Provides crisis intervention including suicidality/homicidality assessments.
- — Implements empirically validated measurements to assess client progress.
Program Therapist
Chickasaw Nation Outpatient Service, Ada, OK
July 2017 – 2019
- — Similar duties with LPC-Candidate status (over 1,500 supervised hours).
- — Co-counseling with LPC-S on couples work.
Counseling Internship II Candidate
Southeastern Oklahoma Family Services, Ardmore, OK
January – May 2017
- — Completed 300+ hours of individual, family, and group therapy.
- — Provided play therapy (Child-Centered Play Therapy).
- — Maintained caseload of 10–12 clients.
Counseling Internship I Candidate
Southeastern Oklahoma Family Services, Ardmore, OK
January – May 2016
- — Completed 300+ hours.
- — Ran social skills groups for children and adolescents.
Counseling Practicum Candidate
Providence/Pathways of Oklahoma, Madill, OK
January – April 2015
- — Completed 100+ hours.
- — Worked with LGBTQ+, geriatrics, and physical disabilities populations.
- — Presented on Parental Alienation Syndrome.
Internship
Mental Health Services of Southern Oklahoma, Ardmore, OK
January – April 2014
- — Completed 100 hours (outpatient/inpatient).
- — Co-facilitated Seeking Safety group.
Modalities & Approaches
EMDRInternal Family Systems (IFS) Level 1 & 2Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Attachment-Based Family Therapy Level II (ABFT-II)Emotionally Focused Couples & Family Therapy (EFT)Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Person-Centered TherapyMET-CBTSPICC Model
Professional Development
- ● Human Trafficking & Sexual Assault Training (October 2016)
- ● Passed OLERE (August 2017)
- ● Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Training (February 2018)
- ● Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (CPI) (March 2018)
- ● Passed National Counseling Exam (NCE) (April 2018)
- ● Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) (November 2018)
Affiliations & Cultural Commitment
- ● Indigenous Advisory Council, Oklahoma Research Study – Grant (May 2022 – Present)
- ● Oklahoma Society of Indigenous Psychology (OSIP), Oklahoma Chapter (May 2022 – Present)
- ● Oklahoma Counseling Association / OKMHCA (March 2023 – Present)
Volunteer Experience
- ● Ardmore Public Library, Ardmore, OK (January 2011)
- ● Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous, Ardmore, OK (August 2015)