I am a licensed mental health counselor (LH61233330) and Washington state approved supervisor. I graduated with my master’s in counseling psychology from The Seattle School where I received training in theories including relational psychodynamic, attachment, and interpersonal neurobiology. I completed my clinical internship at SOUND Community Networks Program and have worked for a small community mental health agency providing community based therapy services to children, adolescents, families, young adults, and adults presenting with various mental health symptoms. My clinical areas of focus include anxiety, depression, trauma, identity formation, attachment issues, religious harm, cultural oppression, and working with members of the LGBTQ+ community. I've received training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy, and Internal Family Systems.

My approach is rooted in trauma-informed and liberation-focused practices and is influenced by my training in relational psychology. I believe relationship plays a foundational role in our formation - the relationships we have with other people as well as the systems and environments we find ourselves in can have a profound impact on us. We often experience wounding through relationship but can also experience immense growth and healing through relationship, both with ourself and with others.

I tend to utilize a non-pathologizing approach and believe that many of the unhelpful patterns that typically bring us to therapy have likely served us well and offered us protection at some point in our lives. In our work together, we will likely explore significant events and relationships throughout your life and the ways they have impacted you. We will also pay attention to different thoughts, beliefs, feelings, and embodied sensations you may experience to better understand the ways in which you relate to yourself, others, and your environment and incorporate practices that emphasize compassion, empathy and kindness as a way to pursue healing.