“Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful parts of us.” – David Richo
Services
I collaborate with clients to uncover early patterns, conflicts, and internalized relational dynamics, fostering healing and lasting change. Using a wide range of person-specific techniques, I aim to support deeper self-understanding and insight. The exact type of treatment will always be different based on the idiosyncrasies within client-therapist partnership.
Each session will occur once a week for fifty minutes with an opportunity to increase frequency as needed.
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During this initial meeting, I will administer a brief assessment to gain a deeper understanding of your unique concerns, history, and therapeutic goals. I believe therapeutic consultation is a proactive step toward addressing challenges such as anxiety, depression, trauma, or relationship difficulties. The goal of this consultation is to understand the primary motivation for seeking therapy and how to initiate the process.
I am also available to consult with anyone dealing with addiction themselves or in the proximity of a family member with substance use issues. I can provide support with obtaining treatment, whether that be individually, in a group, or in a residential setting. I have worked as a co-occurring treatment provider for over eight years and can assist with navigating ambivalence, obstacles, and external barriers to treatment.
Family counseling that involves young individuals and their family members working together to address behavioral, emotional, or psychological challenges. The goal is to improve communication, resolve conflicts, and strengthen family dynamics, providing a supportive environment that promotes the youth's well-being and development. I will help guide families in identifying patterns that contribute to problems and teach coping strategies to foster healthier relationships.
About
In my upbringing, I benefited tremendously from engaging in a therapeutic relationship with an ego psychologist who helped me manage the challenges of adolescence and young adulthood. That experience inspired me to devote my professional life to serving others in numerous capacities. My one-on-one practice is eclectic because my experience as a human being and professional has allowed me to bear witness to acute psychological suffering and holistic change in multiple different settings.
I do not subscribe to any particular theory in a rigid manner, and instead, I use various theories and approaches to help one achieve meaningful psychic change. I believe that practical, functional approaches can be as effective as longer-term, psychoanalytically informed therapy. I subscribe to the idea that real therapy is about two people joining together to achieve something that may be unknown initially but comes to fruition with time. In that way, it's as much discovery as it is a process.
The majority of my experience has been working with families impacted by drug and alcohol use, children and adolescents dealing with mental distress, individuals in the juvenile justice system, and adults grieving the loss of a loved one. I have worked with individuals as young as six years and as old as eighty-four.
In my personal life, I enjoy being with my loving family, engaging in physical exercise, traveling, and reading.
Education/Training & Professional Affiliations
I am dually credentialed as a substance use therapist and clinical social worker. I currently work as a Clinical Supervisor in the Juvenile Justice System and also have a part-time telehealth private practice. I have professional affiliations with the Center of Object Relations (COR) and the Northwest Alliance of Psychoanalytic Study (NWAPS). I am also affiliated with the Northwest Psychoanalytic Scientific Institute (NPSI). I have received training in the following areas: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and Psychoanalytically Informed Psychotherapy.
Payment/Fees
I accept private and out-of-network insurance. If your plan offers reimbursement, I’m happy to provide a superbill for you to submit to your insurance company. My out-of-pocket hourly rate for all services is $160 for 60 minutes. I am available for a free fifteen-to-thirty-minute consultation at the number provided at the bottom of the page.
I am paneled with the following insurance companies: Premera, Kaiser, Regence, Aetna, Cigna, and First Choice Health.
I offer a limited number of sliding scale appointments based on income and individual need. Please contact me to discuss current availability and to determine a rate that works for your situation.