They say that those in the mental health field often enter into it because of what they've gone through. Yes, that describes me, emerging from a legacy of abuse and dysfunction to be an active participant in writing a new legacy for my life and my family. Through the support of great mentors, coaches, therapists, my husband, dear friends, my faith in God, and my time with horses, I've been able to experience breakthroughs in every season of my life. Yes, it takes a village! And yet, I do not come to you as a finished work!

There are so many areas of my life in which I am actively committing to grow through what I'm going through. We're all works in progress! 

My entry into the helping field began first as a mentor to teenage girls, both as a youth leader and in my time living at the boarding school my husband worked at for 18 years. That role inspired the decision to become trained as a life coach through Life Breakthrough Academy, which was later followed by becoming Highlands Ability Battery Consultant. For more than a decade, I helped women experience transformation through providing biblically-based coaching through my ministry, More to Be. In 2018, I embarked on a dream to integrate horses into my work and became certified with the Natural LIfemanship Institute. In turn, that inspired the decision to pursue a Master's in Clinical Counseling and simultaneously train in EMDR.

I consider it a privilege to be a trauma-informed coach, consultant, and educator, helping others determine their best next steps toward stabilizing and thriving personally and professionally.

When I'm not at the stables loving on Kodiak Jack, my 2010 Off-the-Track Thoroughbred I rescued in July of 2022, I can be found savoring time with my husband of 28 years, all-grown-up children and son-in-laws, and being entertained by my "wild-child" of a Golden Retriever, Beckley May.