Marriage and Family Therapy

Seek Refuge and Support from the Storms of Life

Majestic Moon

I was standing outside with my feet planted into the ground to look up and see the beauty of the night. Instantaneously I felt a sense of calm, balance, and appreciation for life and the beauty of nature.

Looking back on this photo, I am transported back to this feeling and reminded of my group practice, Storm Haven’s, tagline “Seek refuge and support from the storms of life.”

While life can bring great joys and majestic wonders, as humans, life can also bring great challenges that we wish we could escape, avoid, or push away. Although, when we do…we find it may only makes the difficulties worse and the sorrows heightened. Shadows of despair may be cast into what joy we previously had. Like a lonely ship at sea 🌊 enveloped by the storms of life desperately wanting to get to the safety of the cove.

Storm Haven’s tagline was born from this experience…from the pain (storms) I witnessed so many of my clients within and the relief that came by two humans discussing, processing, and finding a way forward—with tools that allowed them to develop a new relationship with the challenges of life and discovering new ways of responding.

This is my mission. May everyone know what it means to live the intentional and well lived life and not miss the beauty right outside our door ❤️

Consultation, Intentional Life, Life Exploration, Training

Traveling Therapist: Travel Far, Eat Well, Live Long, and Love Optimally

Here I go again!

In 2018, I packed up and ventured abroad in pursuit of living within my values and the intentionally cultivated life, a reflection of my work with clients (i.e., a mindful life). Italy served as my home base as I soaked up travel all across Europe. Then, just a short year later, I came back as a virus was taking hold overseas, the pandemic that would eventually find its way to the United States and send us into a whirlwind of quarantine and a balance of dismay and the discovery of what is truly important in life.

Now, heading into 2022 and, what seems like a lifetime later, I am gearing up once again to quench my inner travel bug. This time my home base will be Japan while also keeping a foothold in California. I am grateful that my passion career allows me the ability to be anywhere in the world while providing services to clients in California and Ohio (where I hold licensure).

Since I have provided ongoing and effective online therapeutic services since 2017, and as aligned within my previous pursuits overseas, I am beyond thankful that I am blessed to take my wonderful clients with me on this next adventure : )

So, here we go : ) Traveling Abroad is set for April 2022!