A little about me.
I grew up in the Pacific Northwest and have spent the past 15 years living in the Seattle area. I have been working in the mental health field since 2012 and I am passionate about helping others live a more connected life by improving their relationship with themself, others and the world. I believe as humans we were made for connection and am aware of how anxieties, distractions and harmful narratives impede our experience of belonging.
I have spent much of my career specializing in treating eating disorders and am passionate about supporting individuals and families through the recovery process. Click here to learn more about eating disorder services.
Outside of work I enjoy exploring the outdoors, traveling to warm places, learning how to ski and playing card games with my nieces and nephews.
My Approach.
In my practice I take a collaborative approach to counseling and deeply listen to help clients identify goals and areas of change. I draw from a variety of theoretical perspectives and tailor my approach to a client’s needs. I practice from a systemic lens which means I pay attention to how systems (social, cultural, religious, familial) interact with our sense of connection. I utilize evidence based practices such as:
- Dialetical Behavioral Therapy
-Radically Open Dialetical Behavioral Therapy
-Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
-Family Based Treatment
-Emotion Focused Family Therapy
Qualifications.
-Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of Washington
-Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from Seattle Pacific University
-Experience treating adults and adolescents at Residential, Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient levels of care for both eating disorders and mood and anxiety issues
-Previous experience includes being a clinical manager for a child and adolescent eating disorder program. My role included seeing clients, supervising other therapists and ensuring quality care was being implemented
-Approved supervisor in the State of Washington