I DIDN’T START YOU ARE FOR™ BECAUSE I WANTED ANOTHER BUSINESS.
I started it because I wanted a space where truth could breathe again.
After years of helping people heal through therapy, I began to see that insight alone doesn’t create change. We can understand everything about our story and still feel stuck living it.
Healing isn’t about thinking differently, it’s about feeling safe enough to live differently. It’s about letting the body exhale so the mind can rest.
Our minds are wired for survival; our work is to gently teach them how to feel safe enough for peace.
BASED IN FORTH SMITH, ARKANSAS BUT SERVING CLIENTS NATIONWIDE THROUGH IN-PERSON RETREATS OR ONLINE SESSIONS
MY PHILOSOPHY
I don’t fix people. I help them remember who they are.
You Are For™ is built on one simple truth: we are not broken; we are for being loved.
This work isn’t therapy, coaching, or performance. It’s a creative, embodied approach to healing that helps you live from truth instead of trauma.
Through nervous system education, expressive arts, and compassionate presence, I guide people to reconnect with the parts of themselves they’ve learned to hide. We slow down. We listen inward. We build safety from the inside out, so change can last.
I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Hypnotherapist, and EMDR-trained trauma specialist with over a decade of experience in trauma recovery and emotional health.
MY TRAINING INCLUDES:
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Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling, University of Arkansas.
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Advanced certifications in EMDR, Sand Tray Therapy, and Expressive Arts.
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Ongoing study in Nervous System Repair, Trauma-Informed Care, and Attachment Work.
THE HEART OF MY WORK
WHAT I LOVE MOST IS WATCHING PEOPLE REMEMBER THEMSELVES.
That moment when someone realizes they are not broken only hidden is everything to me.
I love seeing light return to someone’s eyes when they begin to trust their own goodness again.
I love the quiet moments when a person takes a deep breath and finally feels safe inside their own body.
What I love most is helping people find what was always there: their truth, their light, their peace.
That is why I do this work.
Truths I Live By
Truth means we face what is real, even when it is hard.
Compassion means we meet ourselves and others with tenderness instead of shame.
Creativity means healing can be expressive, colorful, and alive.
Integrity means I will always lead with honesty and transparency.
Embodiment means this work must be lived, not just understood.
You Are For True
MY BOOK
Before this space existed, there was a whisper that said, you are not made to be against yourself.
That whisper became my book, You Are For True — a written reflection of what it means to stop surviving and start remembering who you are.
It’s for the tender-hearted, the tired, and the ones trying to come home to themselves.
A FEW HUMAN THINGS
Outside of sessions, you’ll find me with a notebook nearby, coffee in hand, and sunlight somewhere close. I love slow mornings, quiet trails, and honest conversations that stretch past the surface.
I believe in nervous system care, creative expression, and the truth that softness is strength.
What grounds me most is simple:
We are not broken.
We are for being loved.