I graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha with my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Social Work in 1999 and 2002. I have various experiences in the human services field.
Since 2002, I have been working in the mental health field, specializing in gambling treatment. I work primarily with gamblers and their family members in individual sessions. I also work with those suffering from spending or shopping compulsion, grief and loss, relationship problems, anxiety and depression.
I have done many presentations about gambling addiction and/or grief and loss to various audiences, including churches, community organizations, colleges, seniors, and therapists. I am currently a licensed clinical social worker in the state of Nebraska and hold both national and state of Nebraska certifications as a gambling counselor. I became a certified grief recovery specialist in August 2008 through the Grief Recovery Institute.
I have been published in the National Council on Problem Gambling newsletter and have done a poster presentation at the National Conference on Problem Gambling in August 2007. In 2009, I did a breakout session for the Nebraska chapter of the NASW annual conference about grief and loss. I have been interviewed on Channel 7 and Fox 42 newscasts. I have also been interviewed on CTI 22, a local public access network, and 1110 KFAB radio station about gambling addiction.
If you or your family member has a problem with gambling, spending, grief and loss, anxiety, depression or relationship problems I would be happy to talk with you. Please contact me at 402-515-7412.