I’m honored that you’re here.
I was called to be a figure of support early on in life, and have been in service to others as long as I was old enough to work in this field. I earned Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from University of Oregon in 2012 an my Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Pacific University in 2014.
I am a neurodivergent, lived experience practitioner, who has sought my own therapeutic and coaching support for mental health care. I am an unwilling member of the Dead Parents Club and a survivor of the suicide of a loved one. Creativity has been the lifeboat that has carried me through my own grief, and I work in the space where community care and craft overlap.
I offer therapeutic companionship for adults who are experiencing grief and loss, breakups, anxiety, identity crisis, depression, self-doubt, life transitions, death anxiety, low confidence, burnout due to performance and perfectionism, and relational troubles.
I am an apprentice to grief, and intrigued by the relationship it has with being alive. I am here to bear witness to that grief and honor it. I am here to help you explore your pain in a way that de-centers "fixing" or solution-finding and focuses instead on identifying the conditions necessary to help you life a full, wholehearted, self-led and textured life where you get to experience a full range of emotions.
I am not the expert on what you are experiencing—I am here to walk the path with you as a fellow traveler. My 1:1 work is not formulaic, and so we can craft something that reflects you personally. My hope is that your whole self feels welcome to show up, which includes exploring your joys, sparks of interest, your exiled parts, and your dreams as much as your obstacles.
I have seen that turning toward emotions can be a freeing act. It is useful (and it can even feel good!) to talk about the hard parts, to look at the wound. With chronic and perpetual suppression comes reduced capacity to engage with the world. Given that energy back, what would you like to do with it?
Cultivation
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Liberation
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Connection
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Community
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Collaboration
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Feeling
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Curiosity
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Intuition
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Play
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Creativity
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Embodiment
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Cultivation ✷ Liberation ✷ Connection ✷ Community ✷ Collaboration ✷ Feeling ✷ Curiosity ✷ Intuition ✷ Play ✷ Creativity ✷ Embodiment ✷
I’m here to support you
➳ to honor your grief
➳ to clarify your needs, goals, and dreams
➳ to center joy, connection, and agency
➳ to tend to your wounds with care and compassion
➳ to activate creativity and devotion to practice
➳ to develop a deeper understanding and relationship with yourself
➳ to feel your feelings and listen to their teachings
➳ to nurture relationships and vulnerability with others
➳ to make meaning
➳ to tell the story of your life and allow yourself to be witnessed, seen and heard
➳ to evaluate your relationship with uncertainty
Queer people, trans and gender non-conforming people, sex workers, anarchists, psychics & clairvoyants, anti-racists, metalheads, witches & heathens, artists, death workers, poets, musicians, comedians, neurodivergent folks! I may be a good fit for you!
My teachers
Mary Oliver. J.R.R. Tolkien. adrienne maree brown. Alua Arthur. Audre Lorde. Irvin Yalom. Stephen Jenkinson. James Baldwin. Ram Dass. Mark Aguhar. bell hooks. Gabor Maté. Pema Chödrön. Francis Weller. Joan Halifax. Caitlin Doughty. Jenny Odell. Megan Devine. Viktor Frankl. Erich Fromm. Shaun McNiff.
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I am, at heart, an existential therapist. I also pull from a variety of modalities, including humanistic and person-centered therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, expressive arts therapy, jungian therapy, narrative therapy, gestalt therapy, play therapy, and somatic experiencing. I am IFS-informed (Internal Family Systems).
Because of my person-centered approach, it is important to me that I am non-authoritative in our work. This means that, though I am known for asking a good deal of questions, I will encourage you to lead and decide the direction we go in. I will not create my own agenda for you, unless this is something we have agreed upon ahead of time.
I may not be the best fit if…
← you are looking specifically for treatment for addiction, suicidal ideation + attempts, psychosis, specific phobias, and/or crisis management. These focus areas are out of the scope of my training. Additionally, I am not able to provide crisis support during my off-hours. If you are currently facing these challenges, you deserve care that is going to meet your needs, which will likely look like more intensive care than I am able to provide. If you have a history of these challenges and find that you are able to manage them well due to additional supports and coping strategies, please reach out to me and we can assess further if I am a good fit.
← you are court-mandated to seek out counseling, or otherwise pressured to do so by an external entity who is not you.
← your search for care is primarily diagnostic. While I am able to diagnose mental health disorders (such as anxiety, depression, PTSD, etc), if you are looking for psychological testing, an opinion on medication management, or are curious about having ADHD and/or ASD, it may be that a psychiatrist or psychologist is more in-line with what you are seeking.
← you are looking for a quick tip, hack, or life advice to get you to a specific result or to solve a problem. It’s natural to want badly to find “the answer”, as we all feel this at times. Just know that my approach is going to encourage you to do the slow tasks of inner work. Any answers will be arrived at through collaborative exploration.
← you wish to work with a therapist who is highly directive, structured, and takes control over session time. As a person-centered therapist, I am inclined to go with the flow, trusting that the direction you are taking will lead to insight, whether or not that insight is immediately apparent. Generally speaking, I will prioritize understanding over productivity.
← you are seeking support that is more analytical than emotionally-focused. I am more inclined to listen with heart than analyze with my mind, and I understand that is not everyone’s cup of tea.
Are you ready to co-create a space of safety and care?
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I am currently providing therapy throughout Washington State with Living Sound Therapeutic Services.
My working hours are Monday 12-4pm and Tuesday-Friday 10am-6pm. At this time, I provide virtual telehealth sessions only.
To learn more about the collective practice I work with, click here.