Trauma and PTSD Therapists in Bend, OR

I believe that every person is created in the image of God, is uniquely designed and can obtain optimum mental health if they are willing to put forth the effort. I utilize many methods of counseling including a client-centered talk therapy approach, family systems theory, cognitive behavioral therapy, and EMDR.

Welcome! Therapy is a process of self-discovery. My goal for each session is to create a warm, approachable, and safe environment in which clients feel heard, understood, and empowered exploring and addressing issues in therapy, while cultivating self-awareness and healthy coping skills. In my practice, I work to build a caring, authentic, and collaborative client-therapist relationship as I believe fostering and nurturing the therapeutic alliance is the catalyst and essential for achieving and experiencing positive, lasting change in your relationships and life.

Hello there! I am a woman of color and an intern counselor with a couple of clinics in the Bend La Pine area of Central Oregon. My passion is really working with children aged 0-5 and their families. I believe that this period is one of the most critical of our lives. I also work with your family as it is growing- before, during and after pregnancy. By pregnancy I mean the time before a child comes. It includes IVF, adoption, and blending families.

Please visit my website for my introduction. I tend to connect with clients who have experienced many challenges and traumas for individual therapy. I also enjoy working with individuals who are facing life transitions and looking for short-term aid. When it comes to couples, I love working with any kind. From highly distressed married couples who are decades in to couples just learning to navigate the speedbumps in a relationship, Emotionally Focused Therapy helps everyone understand their cycle from an attachment-based perspective and gives us the tools and empathy to carve out a new path.

Making the choice to seek help is incredibly brave, and finding a counselor can be overwhelming. I aim to make the process as safe and effortless as possible, providing individual, family, and couples counseling. We all have a right to belong, be respected, and feel heard and understood. If you experience anxiety, depression, shame, grief and loss, have had traumatic experiences, or relationship difficulties, counseling may help.Together we can find heaingl, promote connection with others, reduce distress, implement healthy boundaries, and process our hurt to create a better relationship with ourselves, our stories, and others.

Do you ever feel like something is missing or just not right? Do you experience stress, worry or difficult emotions around relationships, work, family or school? I believe all people have strength, wisdom, courage and compassion within, sometimes we need help finding the good stuff to support our healing. My primary aim is to validate the courage required to ask for help and work with clients to co-create a safe space to seek deeper understanding of self, find ways to activate (or reactivate) personal strengths, and experience more calm and confidence on the personal healing journey.