"My goal as a therapist is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. I work to provide a safe and nurturing enviornment where you can receive support, guidance & feedback as I help guide you towards positive change. While we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can work together to better understand and resolve challenges in your life. By applying complementary therapy approaches and techniques, we will unearth long-standing behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life."

"For 25 years I worked with over 16,000 suicidal patients on the mental health unit of St. Francis Hospital with my office partner, Dr. Sunida Bintasan, Adolescent/Child Psychiatrist (who also works with adults). From observing their common patterns, I created an educational program (for persons with issues of deep despair, hopelessness, depression, recurrent suicidal thinking) called Contextual-Conceptual Therapy (CCT). Combining expressive arts techniques, education, and therapy using "maps, models, & metaphors", it helps clients discover the roots of their suicidal thinking/ deep despair to develop healthier relationships with themselves/ others, and develop tools for on-going self-care."

"With over 30 years of experience helping people with a wide variety of psychological problems, there's a very good chance I can help you, too. As a scientist-practitioner, my job is to bring the findings of psychological science to helping people with real-world problems. As such, it's important to keep a focus on what it is you're trying to change and then apply scientifically validated methods to help you reach your goals."

"It takes strength and courage to face your problems head on yet, if we don't we will only continue to live in doubt of ourselves and the world around us. Starting therapy is not an easy choice but, hiding behind our fears will ultimately just leave us feeling stuck. I believe we all have a warrior inside of us that can get us through anything life has to offer and I would like to be a part of the process in your discovery of this internal strength."

"I have been honored that people have felt comfortable and safe enough in sessions to discuss their most private experiences and thoughts. People often come to see me because they're struggling to keep up with their obligations between family, career, friends, and their own self care. The frustrations sour feelings toward work and relationships. Loved ones start to notice that your temperament is not the same - your crankier or more aloof. You may feel lonely and disconnected. Sometimes you don't even know what got you upset in the first place."

"I have been working in the field of human services in a variety of capacities since 2005 and began my private practice in 2015. I earned a Master's Degree in Social Work from the University of Texas at Austin in 2012. Upon graduation, I worked in community mental health in the Seattle area treating children, adolescents, adults and families. Currently, in addition to my private practice, I work as a behavioral health specialist in a medical setting, where I provide mental health assessments and services to adults and older adults with a variety of mental health needs."

"I strive to be down-to-earth, attentive and compassionate and believe a strong collaboration between therapist and client can lead to deeper healing and connection. A fundamental component to my work is my continued trust and respect for clients' intuition."

"I believe that personal growth is a lifelong endeavor. People can grow and change if they are willing to invest the time, given the tools, and if they are provided with support. As your therapist, I will help you achieve self-awareness, satisfaction, and happiness. I want you to become the best version of yourself and for you to be in satisfying relationships. I possess experience working with individuals of all orientations and genders and with couples on various issues ranging from the simple to the complex."

"I believe in the importance of providing a therapeutic environment that is safe, supportive and non-judgmental. As a therapist, I am actively involved helping clients explore issues to gain new understanding, identify strengths, and learn coping skills. Additionally, I work to be genuine, accepting and empathic because my experience has been clients are better able to make healthy changes when these factors are present. I am comfortable working with a range of clinical issues including trauma, depression, anxiety, chronic pain, relationship difficulties and addiction. I am experienced working with diverse ethnic, racial, and socio-economic client populations."

"My mission is to provide a safe, confidential and meaningful therapy experience for you. Whether you are in need of a safe space to share your thoughts or are looking for assistance in navigating a difficult time in your life, I am here to help."

"I know that first step toward change is the hardest. You are looking for someone who understands your experience and can help you to look within to find answers to questions you may not even know you have. It can be difficult to know what we are looking for in therapy, when we don't yet know what we need. I understand that your struggles are real and difficult, but you also have the strengths necessary to overcome them. My goal is to support you through that process as we navigate this path together, finding solutions within your own strengths."

"I am currently on extended medical leave and will not be able to accept new clients."

"Are you facing a change in your life, or some obstacle that leaves you feeling tired, defeated, overwhelmed, constantly stressed, and alone? Do you feel stuck in your current struggles like your tires are spinning but you aren’t going anywhere? I work with my clients to explore how their experiences in life have shaped their relationships with themselves and how to improve that self-relationship. I help my clients find new, constructive ways to channel difficult emotions to feel better in daily life. I help my clients explore healthier ways of relating to themselves and to others."

"Are you looking for support around making changes in your life or gaining some personal insight? Or are you interested in improving your general sense of wellbeing? Maybe you have run in to barriers to acheiving goals in some area of your life such as your health, or relationships? Or perhaps you just feel stuck. If so, I can help. We all experience struggle at times. Entering therapy can be the first step in a process of gaining better understanding of yourself and the thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors that may be preventing you from living the life that you want to live."

"My work is to help you to gain insight into your life experience and empower you to use this understanding to move towards a more meaningful life. I focus on finding practical ways to address the problems that you are currently experiencing. I use scientifically proven methods that promote emotional resilience and psychological flexibility. I specialize in working with adults (of all ages) who are experiencing depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, grief, relationship issues, or difficult life transitions."

"Stop Struggling with Deep Rooted Issues! If you want to lose weight, or are struggling to overcome a painful past experience, have an unwanted habit or behavior you'd like to change, or you'd like to reduce the stress and anxiety in your life, sleep more peacefully, or unlock creativity and confidence, hypnosis and hypnotherapy can help you reach your goals faster and easier than you ever thought possible. Find greater purpose in life, build more confidence and achieve more personal and professional success. Hypnosis can work when everything else has failed because it works differently using the power of your subconscious mind. "

"The Only Cure Is Strength. Our work together will focus on your needs. Psychoanalytic Therapy, integrated with other perspectives, is a powerful and effective way to help individuals and couples address life's most urgent issues. Together we can work through, overcome, or improve: Depression, stress and anxiety, Love and intimate relationships, Family conflict resolution, Sexuality and body image, Parent-child conflicts, Drug abuse and eating disorders, Balancing work and personal life, Managing emotions effectively, Strengthening the will/ego, Artistic and athletic creativity, and Creation of meaning. Every effort in therapy should be focused on achieving an aesthetic self-creation."

"My approach to psychotherapy, neurotherapy and biofeedback is based on the integrative approach to healing: improving dysregulation and performance by considering multiple therapy systems that are the most suitable for the client’s situation. My awareness and focus is on holistic mind-body integration. "

""Good health isn't merely the absence of disease but rather a state of living fully in our vitality." My approach to therapy is person-centered, focused on you and what you'd like to see change in your life. This means I will focus on understanding and listening deeply to you and then I will introduce proven interventions to help you attain your goals. It is my intention to create a safe, non-judgmental, open and honest environment that creates space for your growth and healing."

"It's common to feel out of sorts, isolated, or misunderstood when experiencing relationship, family, peer, or workplace conflicts/stress, during a life transition, or when recovering from trauma. It may be due to a death, the end of a relationship, a relocation from another state or country, an adjustment to a health issue of yourself or a loved one, or being in an environment in which you feel you don't fit. It can be painful to experience these feelings and to try to find a way forward. You don't have to do this alone - I can help."