I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, consultant, and MINT member since 2008, with more than two decades of experience across behavioral health, prevention, youth and family services, criminal and legal systems, domestic and sexual violence services, healthcare, and community-based practice.
I provide MI training, coaching, consultation, and implementation support to government agencies, nonprofits, healthcare organizations, and interdisciplinary teams. I am especially drawn to work where engagement can be difficult, change is complex, and honoring autonomy matters.
My approach is grounded in trauma-informed, culturally responsive practice and a deep respect for the strengths, expertise, and lived experience people bring to conversations about change.
I believe people learn MI much the way we hope they will practice it: through partnership, curiosity, reflection, practice, and meaningful feedback. My trainings are highly interactive and built around the real conversations participants encounter in their work.
I especially enjoy helping organizations move from learning about MI to using MI well. Beyond workshops, I support coaching, communities of practice, MI champions, fidelity-informed skill development, and sustainable implementation. My goal is for participants to leave not simply knowing more about MI, but more confident and skillful in using it.
