Focus

Some people use my practice for making immediate changes, while others address more disruptive and perpetual problems that require deeper attention.

I work with adolescents, adults, and couples. I enjoy working with folks who identify as queer and trans and of various religious backgrounds and faiths. I have unique experience working with those who identify with Christianity, and those who have experienced religious trauma and spiritual abuse.

I have professional experience in the areas of:

  • Depression

  • Anxiety Disorders

  • Post Traumatic Stress

  • Early Emotional Trauma

  • Sexual Abuse

  • Grief and Loss

  • Gender & Sexuality Related Issues

  • Addiction

  • Mood Disorders

  • Anger Management

  • Neurodivergence

  • Psychosis

  • Self-destructive Emotional and/or Behavioral Patterns

  • Codependency

  • Relationship Issues

  • Couples Therapy

  • Spirituality & Meaning

Credentials

  • Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Washington State (License # LH 61538078)

  • Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology

  • Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from George Fox University

  • Membership in the Center for Object Relations and the Northwest Alliance for Psychoanalytic Study

I receive regular clinical supervision from Sue N. Carlson MA, Psy.A and Franco Scabbiolo Ph.D

“I have been and still am a seeker, but I have ceased to question stars and books; I have begun to listen to the teaching my blood whispers to me.”

— Hermann Hesse