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.