At Emotional Wellness, we provide a supportive and confidential space to explore and heal personal challenges, develop additional coping mechanisms and work toward beneficial changes in all areas of life based on your unique circumstances.
Our clients are viewed from a whole person, mind/body perspective with the goal of utilizing your built-in wisdom as a basis upon which to move forward. Creating health and meaning after experiencing challenges is what makes life worth living!
In addition, being open to exploring and experiencing the power and love of our creator heals the soul. The joy that follows is not temporary!
I was born and raised in upstate New York where I attended Hudson Valley Community College and received a Liberal Arts Degree. I later moved to the Midwest and acquired a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work at the University of Illinois. I became a Pennsylvania resident more than 20 years ago and completed my Master of Social Work Degree at Marywood University in Scranton.
While living in central Illinois, I began my social work career by mentoring a brain-injured teen through her daily activities. Additionally, I worked for the Department of Children and Family Services offering in-home counseling services to at-risk families. After moving to Pennsylvania, I continued to work with families providing in-home therapy and case management services for Penn Foundation and later became employed as a case worker with Berks County Children and Youth Services in the adolescent unit. I spent approximately 10 years providing social work/counseling services to clients of the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, Center for Mental Health, Partners, and MISA Programs. The services offered were all day group, individual, and family therapy for teens and their families with mental health and substance abuse issues. During this time, I also provided outpatient therapy services to clients through Pennsylvania Counseling Services in Wyomissing.
I have always had an interest in mind/body wellness and treating/supporting the whole person. In 2007, I had the opportunity to begin Emotional Wellness Counseling at The Spine and Wellness Center of Exeter. The Center integrates emotional healing with chiropractic, acupuncture, massage, personal training, and many other wellness services. We expanded the Exeter Location in 2015.
“When we are lost driving our cars, we use the aid of a GPS to get us where we have to go. When we are lost in our lives and have no direction we go to Emotional Wellness. Our lives have changed tremendously as our therapist has the ability to understand complex problems, untwist and discard what really doesn’t matter and resolve within ourselves the true meaning of our own direction. She truly enjoys her profession and cares deeply about those that reach out for her help.”
“My counselor and I started seeing each other in the midst of hitting as close to bottom as I hope to ever come. Life was a jumbled mess, I had little control over my addictions, and my ability to cope with life was non-existent. My therapist offered a safe place to be vulnerable with my secrets, fears, and addictions. During our time together, my counselor used a multitude of resources. Some of these being; worksheets, movies, music, poetry, stretching, visualizing, and a lot of talking. She even helped me talk to my parents and ask them for their support. Through our sessions I learned coping skills, refusal skills, and how to love myself. She helped to untangle the web of confusion I caught myself in. Today, I am a self-confident, addiction free, well-adjusted college student majoring in Social Work! I hope to someday help young women using similar tools and ideas that she used to help me. If you are lost, angry, hurt, anxious, addicted, or simply want someone to talk to, call Emotional Wellness. Although, it is not easy to ask for help, and the process of getting help is sometimes difficult, it is totally worth it.”
“I want to thank you for talking to me this summer. You helped me to overcome some of my fears of confrontation, taught me about boundaries, and overall I learned more about myself. You are someone who made an impact on my life and I will always remember you. Thank you!"
“Our therapist is fantastic, has helped us more than we could have expected possible.”
“Completely changed my outlook! Great job, appreciated her more than words can express.”
“My counselor is great and a good listener to all my issues. It is nice to have someone to help through my tough times.”