I started my private practice in February 2003. Prior to this venture I worked for Wasatch Mental Health in Heber. In total, I have been living and working in the area for the past twelve years – eight of which have been in private practice. It has always been my intent to work and live in a rural area. Although some may lament that Heber is rapidly becoming more urbanized, this area has yet to lose its charming “small town” personality.  My hope is to continue working in the area for years to come.

I frequently refer to myself as a mental health generalist. That is to say that I work with most populations and treat most mental illnesses. Enjoy working with all stages of the human lifespan.  That being said, my youngest patients tend to be about five years old and about 50% of my patients are under 18 years old.   A good portion of my practice is working with couples and entire families. If you were to ask me who I like to work with best, I might unofficially say teenagers. With regard to types of mental illness, I tend to work with most mental health disorders; however, if you have concerns about a specific condition or set of circumstances please feel free to call me.  As a starting point check out the list on the My Services tab.  If my skills and expertise are still not quite what you are looking for, I have  access to excellent professional resources and can easily make appropriate referrals when necessary.

By training I am a Behavioral or Cognitive/Behavioral Psychologist.  This approach assumes that you can both alter how your world treats you and how you can respond differently to the world in order to make improvements in how you feel, think and act.  At the end of each session my hope is for you to have a new tool or technique you can apply accomplish your goals. When working with children and teenagers I tend to take a system-based approach that looks at the child’s whole interpersonal world.  Therefore, when working with kids it is common that I meet with the children individually and together with their parents.