Areas of specialization:

• Stress management utilizing the most up to date and researched techniques
• Habit development for better health including relaxation, tension reduction through meditation and mindfulness and exercise
• Crisis management
• Depression, anxiety, chronic worry and relationship issues.
• Overload and overstimulation from technology
• Management of negative emotions.
• Addiction
• Reframing stress as not necessarily negative but a potential asset for performance.

Credentials:

• Advanced Practice RN (APRN)
• Board Certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
• Professional Nursing Diploma-Scott and White Memorial Hospital
• Georgia State University-BS and Master’s in Nursing. Post-graduate in Adult Psychiatry and Mental Health Nursing.
• Sigma Theta Tau
• International Honor Society for Nurses
• American Psychiatric Nurses Association
• International Association of Psychiatric Liaison Nurses
• American Nurses Association
• International Association of Counselors and Therapists

Executives come to me when they want to:

• Better manage their stress at work and home
• Improve management of crisis situations
• Manage alcohol intake and other potentially addictive problems.
• Handle more effectively the overage of negative emotions including anger, irritability, frustration with the off shoot of difficulty in relationships with peers, employees and family
• Better manage symptoms of depression and anxiety
• Enhance self-awareness and mindfulness.
• Achieve more work life balance

What executive clients can expect from working with me:

Improved work life balance through applying the latest stress management research and techniques. A deeper understanding of the mind-body connection in the stress response and how management of stress not only enhances a sense of wellbeing and good health but also longevity. Better performance in dealing with the stressors that high achieving executives deal with in balancing work and home life. Improved relationships. Overall feeling more adept at managing the stress of life and work.

The way I work is through:

Looking at current and past stress levels. Applying the latest research and teaching materials. Identifying areas that would best fit the executive’s needs for work-life balance. Developing an action plan that can be implemented immediately and followed up with additional techniques inclusive of mindfulness and reprogramming negative thinking habits. Sharing insights on the neuroplasticity of the brain and how it enables better self-management where overload and stress are concerned.

What executives say about working with me:

That I am an excellent therapist and teacher at not only explaining why stress management is so important to overall health and wellness, but in providing techniques that can be easily incorporated into daily life to reframe stress as a positive influence. That I utilize my medical and psychological background to thoroughly assess and make recommendations on the direction clients need to go to increase their overall wellbeing and performance as top level executives.

Why I find this work so gratifying:

Helping people reach their full capacity in the area of stress management is gratifying to me because it helps my clients live a more full, healthy and happy life. I have been utilizing both my medical and psychological background for over 20 years, and I continuously explore the latest information in the area of mind body medicine. I find it so rewarding to impart that information to my clients, especially top executives whose mental/emotional health is the most important aspect of their performance.

Length of typical coaching session and overall engagement:

Each session will be between 45-60 minutes with targeted completion in 90 days.

Media:

• Atlanta and Company

Companies I've Worked with:

• Orkin and Associates
• Mimms Enterprises
• Square One Art
• Clorox