I launched Parkside Counseling to help bring hope and healing to a broken and hurting world. For a number of years I served as a faculty member, counselor, and substance abuse specialist at a community college in Seattle, but I increasingly felt that I could make the deepest impact by delivering direct care to clients.

Upon finally arriving home to Montana after years away, I took the opportunity to work with people in the Flathead Valley who managed severe debilitating mental illness including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. However, when a local pastor voiced the need for help with counseling people who struggled with clinical issues, I knew the time had come to open a practice that could reach further into the community, without agency restrictions. And so I opened Parkside Counseling.

 

Qualifications

• Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor through the Montana Board of Behavioral Health
• Master’s Degree in Counseling from Western Seminary (Portland, OR)
• Master of Divinity in Pastoral Counseling from Western Seminary (Portland, OR)
• National Certified Counselor (NCC) through the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
• Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) through the National Association of Social Workers—MT

Memberships

• American Counseling Association (ACA)
• National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
• American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC)