I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), and I hold a Master’s degree in Couples, Marriage, and Family Therapy from Portland State University. My undergraduate degrees are in Psychology and Studio Art from the University of Redlands. I spent the first several years of my career working with children, adolescents, and families providing in-home and community-based therapy and crisis response. I have also worked in school-based settings providing individual and family therapy to students from a variety of backgrounds. Nowadays, I work primarily with adults wishing to live with joy and authenticity, and couples wishing to strengthen their communication and deepen their connection.
I have training and experience in the following:
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a revolutionary way to heal trauma wounds quickly and with lasting effects;
- Yoga Teacher Training from the Clinical Yoga Institute, which integrates yogic practices into therapy and counseling.
- Internal Family Systems (IFS), a therapy that encourages trauma recovery and healing through identifying the parts of oneself, their various needs, and how they interact.
- Gottman Method, a science-based couples therapy based on decades of research into what works and what doesn’t in relationships;
- Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), a method of helping couples accept, communicate, share, and validate one another’s emotions in a safe, loving environment.
- Health Coaching from IIN, a health and lifestyle-focused approach to change habits for the better in order to improve overall health, energy, mood, mindset, happiness, and well-being.
- Feminist, Poly, & LGBTQ+ affirming modalities to ensure that I’m open to and understanding of different orientations and lifestyles, as well as acknowledging the cultural and personal trauma and marginalization many of these individuals have experienced.