The Full Story
About
"Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it's having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no control over the outcome.
Vulnerability is not weakness; it's our greatest measure of courage.”
- Brené Brown
Mission
Since a young age I wanted to be a counselor, because the thought of listening to people and helping them sounded like the BEST job ever.
I pursued that by completing my Bachelors in Psychology at Covenant College. I then became a teacher at a Montessori School, which developed my compassion and patience for young people and increased my desire to help families and couples.
With that passion I began pursuing graduate school. After 2.5 years of course work, I interned for a year at Henegar Counseling Center, and Partnership for Families, Children, and Adults. I received my Masters from Richmont Graduate University in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy in May 2022.
I am excited to start my practice as a pre-licensed professional Marriage and Family Therapist. I will be supervised for two post-graduate years by Emily Aikins, LMFT in order to continue learning and give the best care possible to my clients.
Inspiration
The name Safe Meadow Counseling came to me because my priority is to create an area of safety for my clients to process their relational wounds.
I have a Christian background, and my faith is an important part of who I am. I was inspired by Psalm 23 "He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul."
However, my priority is to create safety for everyone. I respect everyone's religious preference or lack there of, and will allow each individual to guide the level of religious and spiritual practice within their session. My goal is to be inclusive and welcoming, so I will defer to each clients preference, and establish that at the beginning of the therapeutic process.
My hope and desire when working with clients is to continue this work that I believe God is doing, of offering them a safe space to rest, to feel safe, and be restored. Additionally, my approach to therapy is attachment based, which focuses on security. The words safe meadow seemed to encompass the meaning behind secure attachment, and a safe green pasture of safety and rest to process.
