Following my graduation from the University of Utah, I began my practice in 1994 working as Registered Psychotherapist practicing School Psychology. For over 27 years, I offered assessment, advocacy, consultation, and counseling services through a private practice model. Then in 2024, with the educational equivalent of 3 doctoral-level degrees and over 350 graduate school credits (School Psychology, Special Education, and Naturopathic Medicine), I was forced to re-license under Colorado’s Sunset Mental Health Bill. Since, I completed the additional coursework and supervision requirements and passed the Master Addiction Counselor Exam to become a Licensed Addiction Counselor. With my multiple degrees and coursework, in addition to being licensed and qualified to offer clinical evaluations, counseling, consultation, and advocacy, I am also qualified and licensed to provide clinical supervision for both LPC and LAC candidates. My formal degrees and credentials are detailed below.

Degrees:

University of Utah

M.S. in Educational Psychology with an additional Specialist Master’s degree in School Psychology. At the University of Utah I also completed the full doctoral-level course sequence in neuropsychological assessment and clinical counseling, along with the doctoral-level practicums and internship. But, I ended up with two babies instead of completing the final research courses for my Ph.D.

University of Northern Colorado

Ph.D. in Special Education. Here I did complete both the research courses and the dissertation for a Ph.D (the same requirements as those for my first degrees) with an added doctoral minor in both statistics and educational technology.

International Institute of Original Medicine

Doctor of Naturopathy in Original Medicine Certificate within an ANMAB & AADP Accredited program. However, because Naturopathic Doctors in Colorado must also attend 2 years of medical school, I don’t practice naturopathy at this time, although this degree certainly informs my work.

Colorado School for Family Therapy

Master Addiction Counselor coursework and supervision within a NAADAC approved training program with passing scores on the NAADAC MAC Examination.

Current Licensure:

Licensed Addiction Counselor, Master’s Level, License # ACD 0002344