Learn more about Bright Light Services

After thousands of hours helping clients overcome anxiety, depression, trauma, OCD, relationship challenges, and emotional overwhelm, I developed The Bright Light Method™—a proven framework for lasting transformation. It combines the most effective elements of therapy, coaching, skill-building, and immersive healing experiences into one clear pathway designed to create meaningful and sustainable change.

Rather than simply helping you manage symptoms, The Bright Light Method helps you heal deeply, build confidence, strengthen relationships, and create a life that feels aligned with who you truly are. Wherever you begin, the goal is the same: lasting healing, deeper connection, and a life that feels brighter than the one you are living today.

A clear path. A proven process. A brighter life.

I offer 1:1 sessions in office, and full-day intensives—either in my office or as private concierge intensives in your home—for individuals (including pre-teens), parents, families, and couples.

Some of the skills I help clients cultivate are:

  • Increasing mindfulness

  • Reducing anxiety

  • Healing and managing depression

  • Living an integrated life

  • Healing childhood trauma

  • Stronger marriages

  • Learning how to be present and not let your mind spin

  • Healing insecurities

  • Walking through a divorce in an integrated and non-traumatic way

  • Walking through engagements and marriages in a meaningful way

  • Effective communication with your children

  • Creating shared common values and mutual respect in any family dynamic

  • Conflict resolution practices

  • Achieving positive change and ongoing results

  • Celebrating individuals within the family relationship

  • Healing body image issues

  • Healing intergenerational trauma

  • Manifesting changes in romantic relationships

  • Creating and experiencing joy as a family

Approaches

  • Person Centered / Humanistic, Family/Marital Therapy, Gottman Method, Family Systems, Trauma Focused, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Solution Focused Brief (SFBT), Somatic Therapy, Intergenerational Family Therapy, Internal Family Systems - Parts Work, Expressive Arts. Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)a

Areas of Expertise

  • Anxiety

  • Anger

  • Adolescent development

  • Attachment wounds

  • Communication Issues

  • Couples Counseling

  • Developmental trauma

  • Depression

  • Divorce

  • Family Issues

  • Infidelity / Affair Recovery

  • Intergenerational trauma

  • Life transitions

  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

  • Parenting

  • People Pleasing

  • Relational and Interpersonal problems

  • School Issues

  • Self Esteem

  • Suicidal Ideation

  • Teenagers

  • Therapy for therapists

  • Trauma, PTSD and CPTSD

Since February 2020, I have been honored to work with clients and families in 6 different countries and sat with them in over 4000 individual sessions to help them live bright lives.

Want to know a little bit more about my training?

Certifications and Affiliations

  • Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP)

  • Texas State University - Graduate School |Professional Counseling Program Advisor

  • Active Profile on Psychology Today

  • Gottman Trained Clinician - Level One

  • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Certified

  • Relational Life Therapy - Level One

  • Certified Conscious Parenting Coach

  • National Child Traumatic Stress Network Family Resilience training

  • Zero Suicide Institute Access to Lethal Means training

  • Adverse Childhood Experiences and Early Trauma training

  • American Counseling Association

  • Austin Association for Marriage and Family Therapy - AAMFT

  • Canyon High School, New Braunfels

  • YMCA, Greater Austin

  • YWCA, Austin

  • Camp Phoenix, Marble Falls

Education

  • BBA, University of Texas at Austin- Austin, Texas, 2005

  • MS, The University of Houston - Houston, Texas -2006

  • MA, Professional Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Texas State University - San Marcos, Texas - 2024

  • Licensing - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist-Associate

    • Under the supervision of Susan Gonzales, LMTF-S, LPC-S

I lead with love, understanding, and compassion. I am mindful of each client’s traumas, culture, and unique life trajectory. I guide people and family units to a place of peace, connection, and authenticity.

Imagine who you would be without fear, anxiety, or pretense. Imagine a day when your family could genuinely connect and be tender with each other without yelling and stress. I help those dreams come to life.

During our sessions, I will help you connect your mind, body, and spirit and get you on the road to living with peace, joy, and freedom.

You deserve to live the life you want.

Begin with a 2O-minute virtual consult, and we’ll go from there.

Have questions about my approach? Want to see if we are a good fit? Schedule a complimentary 20 minute consultation.