About Me

I've always wanted to be a mom and fully believe that I called in/manifested my daughter (with God's help, of course). Believe it or not, when I was in high school, I focused on going to college for art, because that's what I enjoyed and was good at, so that's what I did. While in college, I majored in art and minored in art history and psychology. I also took a few art therapy classes, discovering that to be a path that interested me. After college, a lot was coming up for me mentally and I chose to see a counselor. While working with her, she suggested that I look into becoming a counselor myself as I could still do art therapy with my clients, but have a wider range of clientele, so that's what I did. I was accepted into a counseling education program for graduate school, driving an hour to and from three nights a week for three years until graduation. While in school I worked in various jobs to include public school and behavioral institutions as a teacher's aid, dealing with special needs children, most with autism and severe trauma. I then found my way into working as an in home counselor, working with children and their families. Once I graduated, I moved on to work at a crisis inpatient unit for those dealing with severe mental illnesses and addictions. When the commute became too much, I chose to start and complete my resident in counseling experience at a small private practice in my hometown. It was here, while working with children and teens, that I discovered the need for parents' mental health support and education as they were passing down their traumas, behaviors, and mental health issues onto their children. I truly began to see how important it was that parents understand and work on their own mental health so their children don't end up in the same cycles. As soon as I finished my hours for licensure, I had my daughter in an unwanted and traumatic birth. The homebirth I wanted and planned months for disappeared and I ended up in the hospital with a c-section. I cried and grieved for months at the loss of my desired birth experience, discovering I was still holding onto that experience over two years later. I took the grief into my own hands, mind, and heart and told myself "it was time to let it go" so that's what I did. Due to my own unexpected and very difficult introduction into motherhood,  I felt a calling to offer support to other mothers who may be dealing with lingering strong emotions from their births, mothers who may feel they are "in the trenches" of postpartum, and those just needing a little extra support. If you desire comfort, empathy, support, education, and skills during the beautiful journey of motherhood, I'm here for you! Let me help you understand the mind body connection in healing, how your stored and repressed trauma and emotions are affecting your thoughts and behaviors, and how to start being the parent you needed when you were a child, so you can show up for your own children with understanding, compassion, and empathy.

 -Paige