Accreditations/Awards/Accomplishments:
North Carolina Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, (LPC), #5385
Nationally Certified Counselor, (NCC), #78160,
The Excellence in Teaching Award from National Society of Leadership & Success
Former Community College Instructor of Psychology & Sociology
Member of North Carolina Writers Network
Member of Wonderland Book Club
North Carolina Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, (LPC), #5385
Nationally Certified Counselor, (NCC), #78160,
The Excellence in Teaching Award from National Society of Leadership & Success
Former Community College Instructor of Psychology & Sociology
Member of North Carolina Writers Network
Member of Wonderland Book Club
My husband, Daniel, and I are owned by our kitty, Oliver Monkey. (Pictured above) He runs the household; we just pay the mortgage.
As a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with a specialty in pet loss, I’ve developed and facilitated pet loss support groups for animal shelter and veterinary hospital staff and clients. In addition, I've traveled nationally to co-facilitate workshops on compassion fatigue for animal shelter staff and animal control officers. My published articles have been featured in various magazines and on “The Signal,” a Baltimore NPR program as an expert on pet loss.
As a former psychology and sociology instructor, I loved teaching my students about the human brain, body, and behavior all work together to make us who we are. My professional highlight and honor was receiving the The Excellence in Teaching Award from National Society of Leadership & Success from the students themselves. My YouTube channel, “Psychology Snippets,” discusses Psychology topics in small, bite-sized videos.
My debut novel, BURIED DEEP IN OUR HEARTS, celebrates the important bond with our animals and honors their memory. FINDING HER SPIRIT, my second novel, is a coming-of-age novel about the many ways horses touch the life of a horse-loving girl, despite the fact she can’t have one. Spirit, (the buckskin horse in above pic), is the inspiration for my book.
***As of March 2021, Spirit unexpectedly earned his angel wings. Thank you to Dream Haven Guest Ranch in Montana for allowing me to connect with such a beautiful being. His life changed the trajectory of mine.
When not writing, counseling, or speaking, Daniel and I and create videos for our YouTube channel, "Adventures with Dan and Tracie." Please check us out and subscribe! I also love geeking out on psychology, horseback riding, singing, playing the piano, dancing, being on or near water, movies, and quoting “Golden Girls” and “Friends” episodes.
And, yes, I want to see pics of your animals.
As a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with a specialty in pet loss, I’ve developed and facilitated pet loss support groups for animal shelter and veterinary hospital staff and clients. In addition, I've traveled nationally to co-facilitate workshops on compassion fatigue for animal shelter staff and animal control officers. My published articles have been featured in various magazines and on “The Signal,” a Baltimore NPR program as an expert on pet loss.
As a former psychology and sociology instructor, I loved teaching my students about the human brain, body, and behavior all work together to make us who we are. My professional highlight and honor was receiving the The Excellence in Teaching Award from National Society of Leadership & Success from the students themselves. My YouTube channel, “Psychology Snippets,” discusses Psychology topics in small, bite-sized videos.
My debut novel, BURIED DEEP IN OUR HEARTS, celebrates the important bond with our animals and honors their memory. FINDING HER SPIRIT, my second novel, is a coming-of-age novel about the many ways horses touch the life of a horse-loving girl, despite the fact she can’t have one. Spirit, (the buckskin horse in above pic), is the inspiration for my book.
***As of March 2021, Spirit unexpectedly earned his angel wings. Thank you to Dream Haven Guest Ranch in Montana for allowing me to connect with such a beautiful being. His life changed the trajectory of mine.
When not writing, counseling, or speaking, Daniel and I and create videos for our YouTube channel, "Adventures with Dan and Tracie." Please check us out and subscribe! I also love geeking out on psychology, horseback riding, singing, playing the piano, dancing, being on or near water, movies, and quoting “Golden Girls” and “Friends” episodes.
And, yes, I want to see pics of your animals.