I strive to bring my own sense of authenticity to every session as I believe that therapy at its core is successful due to the relationship between clinician and client. As your therapist I will promise to be consistently present, challenge you gently but firmly when you need me to, and empathetically and truly care about what you have to say. I have ten years of experience in the mental health field with a wide range of issues including depression and anxiety to substance use to issues around gender and sexuality. I work with individuals and families but also have a strong passion in working with couples and relationships.

I am a clinical psychologist dedicated to compassionate care and a balanced approach based in psychological science. I help clients gain skills and insight to enact sustainable change that aligns with their goals and values. I offer assessment, therapy and consultation to adults and adolescents. I serve a diversity of client needs, including stress and anxiety reduction, mood management, trauma and resolving past challenges, women's health, self-esteem, and LGBTQ health.

My practice specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety and mood disorders. I provide individual treatment for adults and late adolescents. My goal is to provide individualized, compassionate, effective, evidence-based treatment for individuals with anxiety and mood disorders. My approach has its grounding in CBT but when appropriate I also use mindfulness techniques, components of Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT), and Schema Therapy to enhance the treatment and support the client's movement toward accomplishing treatment goals.

I’m a Marriage and Family Therapist with a private practice in Seattle’s Madrona neighborhood offering individual, couples and family therapy to adults, adolescents, and their families. I’ve worked as a therapist since 2000 in a variety of settings, including outpatient, group homes, detention centers and intensive outpatient programs. The foundation of my practice is rooted in building a rapport—based on individual connection, trust and mutual respect—with each of my clients. I use an integrative, biopsychosocial approach to develop an understanding of who you are as whole person.

From all appearances, you've got it so good. Lying in wait, just under the surface, are the life traumas that wounded you deeply but were never addressed. And those secrets have you turning to substances more and more. One weekly drink becomes a daily bottle, and you're making excuses to your boss, your friends, your family. Do you want to quit but you don't know how? I can help you find your way out of this despair and into the life you want. You can do this. Let's talk.

Welcome to my profile. I specialize in treating trauma, anxiety, panic, acute and chronic stress. Symptoms of anxiety, depression, avoidance, intrusive thoughts, dissociation, chronic illness, substance abuse, and relationship difficulties may be due to unresolved trauma from earlier in life.I utilize newer psychological approaches, such as EMDR, Somatic Transformation, Lifespan Integration, which are designed to change the way your brain processes information. All will involve talking about your feelings, thoughts, images, body sensations and integating conceptual knowledge with emotional and body experience. We may often "target" memories from the past to heal the present and visualize a positive future.

Therapy is a process and the journey is unique to each individual and family system. I aim to be authentic, compassionate and direct in our therapeutic alliance to create a safe space. I have extensive experience serving children, youth, adolescents, adults and families impacted by trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, attachment, life transitions and identity. I utilize a non-judgmental and holistic approach to integrate evidence based practices to develop cohesive goals and progress towards your desired change. Please call for a consultation today to determine our fit and work together.

I provide an opportunity for individuals, couples, and/or families to tell and shape their stories using verbal and visual means. Creativity is not only an emotional outlet, it also provides a window into another part of our selves and has the power to create profound change.

Finding our place in the world is a life-long endeavor. We are all striving to optimize our lives and the various roles we play within relationships, work and life. Influenced by psychodynamic thinkers, I encourage clients to explore their early experiences as a means to understand their current life situations and relational dynamics. Transitions in life, relationships and self are jarring and difficult, yet it is through these destabilizing moments that we are given the opportunity to make a change.

We are living in a time of intense upheaval, and the pain of unhealed wounds and unjust systems is being brought forward in the form of powerful social movements and impending climate crisis. You may experience this as pain in the body or other concerns like depression, anxiety, and traumatic stress. You may be feeling anger, shame, and hopelessness as you try to find a meaningful way to live. Or, perhaps you feel called to organize for justice but are struggling to find your place in movement work. I work with people of all identities to reclaim your inherent dignity, access inner resources, and find greater alignment with values.

Welcome everyone to my practice!! I have been working with children, teens, families and couples since 2001 at non-profit agencies and private practice here in the Seattle area . I specialize in family relational issues, adolescent struggles, crisis interventions, loss and grief issues, depression, anxiety and fears, and general unhappiness and desire for growth. With my experience and education I have been able to hone my skills to create what I believe to be a positive, caring atmosphere necessary for the growth and change that can occur in a therapy session.

I work with individuals who have difficulties with mood, anxiety, mental rumination, and obsessiveness. Although these issues are personal, they also effect one's relationships and the ability to fulfill one's deepest longings. Although symptoms will be addressed, I always place one's struggles in context of the whole person and their relationships past and present. I strive to be authentic as a therapist and create space for you and your unique experiences to emerge in a way that builds trust, honesty, and genuine collaboration.

January 2020: My practice is currently full. You've overcome a lot already in your life. The people in your life consider you successful and admire how far you've come. You are a "pattern changer" in your family of origin. But you are ready for even more ease and joy. My clients are smart and successful and want to integrate deeper calm, clarity and courage into their lives. They have a lot of insight, but still struggle with making changes or feeling as good as they can. Let me help you to remember and accentuate your inner wisdom and resilience.

Welcome everyone! I work with youth, individuals, couples and families. My areas of specialty include Depression, Anxiety, Current or Past Abuse, Gender Identity Issues, Internalized Oppression (of all forms), Substance Abuse and overall lapses in happiness. Sitting with you I am attuned to how sensitive our social identities contribute to how we feel. I believe we all have a story to tell which is unique and personal. It is my role to bring Hope, Compassion, Respect & Knowledge to our time together.

I am a holistic, integrative, person-centered, culturally considerate therapist for adolescents, individuals, partners and families. I am curious, open-minded, and non-judgmental. I believe communication with yourself and others is at the heart of successful relationships. I also believe that you know what you need to heal and my job is to help you get more in touch with that part of yourself. As an empathetic witness, advocate, and guide, I will help you increase your self-awareness and sense of agency through mindful observation, personal exploration, and collaborative experimentation.

It is important to feel supported and encouraged as you begin your courageous journey of self-discovery. Together we will create a safe space that will enable us to identify blockages and access your inner strengths and resources. As your insight and awareness increase, you will find yourself breaking free from the barriers that have been restricting your growth and desire for change.. I have long-term training and experience in couples and family therapy and an affinity for working with couples going through the divorce process or trying to recover from infidelity.

I am passionate about working with couples who are struggling with conflict resolution and communication. I enjoy teaching couples new skills that can help them have the relationship they have always hoped to achieve. I also find it rewarding to work with adults who are struggling with anxiety, depression and trauma. I especially enjoy working with college students and currently teach at Seattle University.

I work with women, queer, and trans people of all genders to love themselves and their bodies. Whether we meet individually, or in the context of a couple or relationship, it's my hope that our work leaves you feeling more free, alive, whole, and capable of having authentic connections with yourself, your body and others. Through our body-based or somatic work together, you will identify what truly matters to you and gain practicable skills that will help to align your actions with your vision for your life. To trust your body and yourself is your birthright.

As a therapist, and human in general, I am passionate about creating space for the stories and emotions that are so often pushed away, hidden from view, and disavowed. I believe that to be seen and heard in these tender places can be a profoundly healing experience, even (and especially) when there is "nothing to do about it," other than bear witness and grieve. An important piece of this process is moving towards a way of being that centers less around achieving, perfecting and “doing” and much more around “being.” Being present, being messy, being perfectly imperfect and ok with slow processes and uncertainties.

You deserve to be at home in your body and the freedom to express your whole self. As a survivor trying to find home between worlds, you may have become a chameleon, skilled in hiding your true feelings and needs, even from yourself. Your countless losses are invisible to others and your grief has gone unacknowledged, unrecognized, and unspoken. Loss of connection. Loss of comfort, stability, a safe and predictable world. Home. The powerlessness, trauma, and oppression you’ve experienced may have turned inward, triggering shame and self-hate, or making you feel lost and alone.