About At Liberty

At Liberty Behavioral Health Services is here to support individuals and families in North Dakota as they navigate the complexities of behavioral health symptoms.

Each client and situation is unique in their own way, so I use an eclectic approach. This means I draw from a variety evidenced based modalities to customize my services to best support my clients when necessary.  My experience affords me the ability to quickly adapt to changing needs to ensure services remain productive and effective.  My approach focuses on removing blame of self or others in order to focus on healing. 

While I thoroughly enjoy working with kids, teens, and childless individuals, I am also particularly passionate about working with parents because whether parents like it or not, we are our children's primary teacher and role model for better or for worse. It can be one of the most difficult and also most rewarding job out there. I have been the "troubled teenager," but also the caregiver and they are equally challenging in their own ways in my opinion. I also have first hand experience as to how a parent's behavior can influence their child because I distinctly remember when my parent's changed their approach with me that helped me make better decisions and take constructive action. 

Some diagnoses and concerns I can help treat include:

• Oppositional and Defiant Behaviors 

• Anger Management

• Childhood Trauma

• Bullying

• Abuse and Neglect

• Sexual Abuse

• Parenting and Family Conflict

• Eating Disorders

• Anxiety

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with the North Dakota Board of Social Work. My license number is 5804.  I had been performing clinical therapy, crisis response, and assessments since October of 2019 in the public sector until July 2025.  Prior to my resignation in the public sector, I was leading a team of youth and family behavioral health professionals. I also have experience working with adults experiencing unemployment, homelessness, substance use, and severe behavioral health symptoms such a hallucinations, mood swings, irritability, hopelessness, and suicidal thoughts. I received my Bachelor's of Social Work and Bachelors of Gerontology in 2016. I received my Master of Social Work degree through University at Buffalo in their Advanced Standing Trauma Informed Online Program.  

I have certifications and/or advanced trainings in the following therapeutic modalities:

• Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

• Motivational Interviewing (MI)

• Dialectal Behavior Therapy (DBT)

• Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)

• Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)

• Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)

I am married to a wonderful and supportive husband with one child of our own. We reside with her 4 high energy, hunting dogs. We also enjoy fostering dogs. Other things I enjoy are hiking, reading, and playing games!

I am an avid horse lover. Horses helped me build skills and make meaning from my own experience with trauma. Prior to my career in behavioral health, I studied equine science for one year. I then continued my equine learning by taking advantage of as many clinics as I could. I have now had several horses over the past 12 years and have taught lessons periodically over the past several years. I pursued my Masters specifically so one day, I could share the value of equine support by offering equine assisted psychotherapy.