FAQ’s

I have been working in and around mental health since 2015, first as a social worker, and now in mental health. I’ve learned a lot, and I feel confident in what I know. I will also be the first to tell you I don’t know everything, but I’ll go hunting when i don’t know an answer.

Things may feel off. Maybe you don’t understand your symptoms or your diagnosis. That’s okay. That’s why I’m here to help. You aren’t broken, you’re just going through some things. Good therapy asks questions that bring the answers you have inside you to the surface. I’m just here to help you find what you already know.

The nice part about therapy is you get to decide all this. When we build a plan together, the goal isn’t to keep you in therapy forever.

For some, therapy is a quick check in, and takes a few weeks. For others, the work maybe takes more time, or having a professional to talk with about your struggles is helpful. You are in charge of your treatment and can opt to add/change/withdraw when you feel ready.

I don’t manage medications, but I know some people who do, and I am happy to help you find a good fit for your med management. Having worked in a Psych hospital, I learned a lot, and can definitely help you get connected with the right medication provider.

I can see adults individually or in couples/family settings.

I am also open to working with teenagers as well.

If you have questions, feel free to reach out and we can chat about it.

If you are in crisis, call 911 or 988, or visit your nearest emergency room and/or behavioral health hospital.

I have been looking at this question a lot, and what I can gather is this: there is a lot of research and study done on the therapeutic benefits of being outside. Some of these thoughts are more grounded than others, but they all orient around the same idea that nature is healing.

There are practical benefits to you physically being out in nature. Your immune system improves, your sense of well-being, some days it’s really great outside and you find yourself experiencing a sense of wonder in being outside. Some argue that scanning terrain outside is similar to bilateral stimulation used in trauma focused therapy, though I do not know that I am totally sold on that idea.

Experiencing nature connects us to something within, and to the world outside of ourselves as well. Time outside is even being prescribed by physicians now to treat everything from mood related issues to physical health ones.

If you’re really interested in the deep dive, let me know and I can give you some sources and articles.

When you’re looking at going outdoors in general, you like to know what you’re getting into.

In Oklahoma especially, it’s good to know what the weather will be, as our weather changes often. It could be rainy, hot, cold, tornado season might be upon us… and in each of those cases you want to know what you’re getting into.

There’s a saying I have found that Norwegians use: “There is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes.” What I find is that the challenge of a walk outside in less than sunny & 70 conditions is a good exposure to weather sometimes. Now there is something to be said for safety. If there is hail, lightning, ice, etc, we obviously wouldn’t meet outside. But a little cold, or a little rain can be okay for a therapy session as long as we can hear each other over the sound of the weather.

So, pack a jacket, a poncho, a hot drink, whatever you need to manage in the weather. And consider the same concept emotionally. If there is no bad (emotional) weather, only bad clothes (how we see a situation), how can we adapt to get through the walk (your life)?