I’m Lexie, an Associate Licensed Professional Counselor (A-LPC/MHSP*) who works with 16+ individuals and couples. I’m originally from the suburbs of Chicago and am going on 11 years of living in Nashville now. My passion for counseling began in high school (but honestly probably even earlier) when I took my first psychology class and became fascinated by human behavior.

Much of my own healing journey has centered around developmental and relational trauma, perfectionism, OCD, and most importantly, learning that my worth was never something I had to earn. I come from a critical and emotionally dysfunctional environment that negatively shaped the way I viewed myself, my body, relationships, faith, and even food.

While growing up, I was unknowingly learning to tie my self value to achievement, good grades, and what others had to say about me. While this adaptation made sense for my childhood, in adulthood it kept me in unhealthy situations, restrictive diet patterns, and in careers longer than I should have stayed. I didn’t believe I deserved something different. It kept me stuck.

I also carry the experience of always sensing my parents’ marriage would eventually end. Although they divorced in my adult life, their relationship impacted me deeply as a child and shaped my passion for working with couples. I often think about how different things may have been if they had shown more vulnerability and the courage to work on themselves for the benefit of the family.

As for my own marriage… I’ve been married to my college sweetheart for six years and have walked alongside him as a caregiver through his battle with cancer, the loss of our precious dog, and seasons of financial difficulty.

Today, I feel honored to walk alongside individuals and couples as they heal old wounds, grieve for the things they did not receive as a child, and begin rewriting their stories.