Are your employees stressed? Is productivity impaired because people at the workplace are overwhelmed with life and don’t know how to cope? If so, I can help. I want to present some tools/strategies to you and your staff that will help you all improve your ability to cope with stresses associated with your lives and the workplace. Let me know how I can help by providing a complimentary customized presentation geared toward your specific needs. I can be flexible by providing a brief or more in-depth interactive presentation. If you would like me to present within 60 miles of Salt Lake City, I will do so for free. If significant travel is necessary, compensations would be required.

My goal with is to help you and your staff find ways to cope with the stresses you are facing. To ensure I can provide this service to you, I have gained expertise through extensive education and work experience.

Education

*Doctoral Studies: Kansas State University

*Post-Degree Certificate Program: University of Nebraska Medical Center

*Masters Degree: University of Nebraska

*Bachelors Degree: Utah State UniversityLicensure

*Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, UtahProfessional Affiliations

*Collaborative Family Healthcare Association

*American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

*Utah Association for Marriage and Family TherapyWork Experience

*Private practice

*Counselor at numerous outpatient mental health centers, primary care clinics, and a hospital

*Instructor at Kansas State University

*Emergency respondent for the Community Abuse Prevention Service Agency

*Conducted mental health and relational health research for the University of Nebraska, the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Kansas State University, and Intermountain Healthcare. I am still actively involved in research projects with professionals from around the country. Research areas include: Adoption, international adoption parenting, depression treatment, tele-health, collaborative care, trauma, domestic violence treatment, couples interventions, school violence, solution-focused therapy, couple’s experiencing infertility, and mental health referral patterns.Published

*Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

*Families, Systems, &  HealthPeer-Reviewed Professional Presentations

*Collaborative Family Healthcare Association Annual Conference

*American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Annual Conference

*National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference

*North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Conference

*South China Normal University

*Kansas All-Hazards Behavioral Health Symposium

*AMCAP Annual Conference

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