About
About Me
I was introduced to the wonders of the wilderness at a young age. My father took my sister and me camping, hiking, and fishing as early as I can remember, and I was taught the importance of conservation. I have always enjoyed being in the presence of areas not yet overdeveloped and disconnected from nature. I had a passion for animals — wild and domestic — which also influenced the direction of my education.
My undergraduate degree is from Texas A&M University in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, with a concentration in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and a minor in psychology. I started out helping a graduate student research Dune Sagebrush lizards. I used my wildlife management knowledge in an AmeriCorps program called American Conservation Experience (ACE), helping with habitat restoration, trail building and maintenance, and fuels management. My final role as a field biologist, before graduate school, was for an environmental consulting firm, where I managed areas during construction to relocate and protect wildlife — most notably an endangered species of desert tortoise.
You might think: a wildlife and fisheries degree with a psych minor, and now a therapist? While working at the environmental consulting firm, I found that its morals and ethical expectations didn't line up with mine. I became burned out and never reached out for help or support — at the time, I didn't even know it was an option.
I decided to take a different direction. While working as a field biologist, I realized I enjoyed helping and supporting the people struggling around me, so I applied to the master's-level Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at Sam Houston State University. Throughout the program, my long-term goal was to find a way to integrate therapy with nature — and I am now turning that into a reality. I'd love to help clients use the healing abilities of nature alongside goal-oriented therapy.
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