I bring over 20 years of professional experience working to help individuals, couples and families develop interpersonal skills and build stronger relationships. My journey into professional life as a marriage and family therapist began after my divorce in 1991. I attended Baylor University while raising my three daughters, and in 1993 received my Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics with an emphasis in teacher certification. I knew then that I wanted to go on to become a marriage and family therapist so that I could help those who needed relationship guidance and were struggling in their marriages and families, so moved to Lubbock, Texas to continue my studies. I earned a Master of Science in Human Development and Family Studies in 1996 and a Doctor of Philosophy in Marriage and Family Therapy from Texas Tech University in 2003. While at Texas Tech University I completed an internship at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center’s Southwest Institute for Addictive Disorders in the Department of Neuropsychiatry. In 2000 I became a fully Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Texas and a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. While maintaining a private practice in Waco, Texas, I taught high school for four years. I then spent twelve years at Baylor University in the department of Family & Consumer Science, where I served as a program coordinator, researcher, advisor, and educator, teaching classes in family development, family theory, parenting, adolescent development, and sexuality in family life. I have also taught graduate classes in family therapy at Texas A&M Central Texas and Tarleton University in Waco, Texas. After my retirement from Baylor University I provided readjustment counseling for combat veterans at the Corpus Christi Vet Center for one year. My path has brought me home to Waco where I now provide Marriage and Family Therapy and Equine Assisted Therapy to couples, families, and individuals seeking help in their relationships.