Military & Veteran Families
The uniform comes off. Its effect on us doesn’t — and sometimes we need a hand unpacking that.
Therapy for service members, veterans, and their families — in person in Northwest Arkansas, or by secure video anywhere in Arkansas or Nebraska.
Finding the right therapist is hard.
Finding one who understands military life is harder.
You know the difference between someone who’s read about it and someone who’s lived it.
After 17 years (and counting) of service, including time downrange, I speak the language. We can start with what actually brought you here.
Distance Therapy
I’ve been doing therapy at a distance for more than twenty-five years — back when it meant closed-circuit television reaching rural counties that had no therapist of their own. I was practicing and teaching distance therapy before most of today’s platforms existed. For this kind of work, finding someone who truly understands you matters far more than finding someone close by.
I see clients by secure video anywhere in Arkansas and Nebraska — so you can choose the right person, not just the nearest one. Reach out with any questions about my experience, or about how working together might fit what you’re hoping for.
Frequently Asked Questions
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This is one of the most common worries I hear from currently serving service members, and it’s the reason many put off getting help they need. Here’s the honest picture: seeking mental health care, on its own, is not the clearance-ending event many fear — and the security-clearance questionnaire (SF-86) specifically allows you to answer “no” to counseling for many circumstances, including
marital, grief, or combat-related concerns. But the deeper reassurance is this: because I’m a private, cash-pay practice, your care here does not flow through TRICARE, the military health system, or your command. Your records stay with me, not your chain of command. For service members who want their care kept genuinely separate from their career, that separation is exactly what a private practice provides.
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I don’t — I’m a private, cash-pay practice, and for many service members that’s actually part of the appeal. Using TRICARE or the military health system means your mental health care is documented within channels that can connect back to your command. Paying privately keeps that wall intact: your care stays between us. If cost is a concern, I’m glad to talk it through — and for some, the confidentiality is worth it in a way that insurance can’t offer.
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Not at all. I work with currently serving service members, National Guard and Reserve members, veterans, and — just as often — the people who love them. Military life doesn’t only affect the person in uniform; the long absences, the moves, the weight of it all settle on spouses, children, and marriages too. Whether you’re the one who served or the one who held things together at home, you’re welcome here, together or on your own.