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My Approach

The relationship we are in for life, is the one with ourselves. Why not spend some time and care on us?

I utilize an eclectic, person-centered approach rooted in attachment, intersectionality, existentialism, and Polyvagal theories.

Trauma-informed, social justice, LGBTQIA2+, neurotypes, all identities-affirming work are fundamental to my practice. It is necessary to consider systems and the environments people are interacting with everyday, and how this influences our pain and has played a role in our journey.

I believe shifts occur when we identify our what and our why. Approaching treatment from a symptom management and root cause lens, fosters cycle-breaking, long-lasting holistic change.

I will be someone who supports you, challenges you, celebrates alongside you, and maybe drops the occasional swear-word...or two.

I deeply enjoy working with teens and young adults navigating anxiety, depression, life transitions, value-shifts, identity development, and systems friction.

Creativity

Healing can look like many different things.

Incorporating imagination into the therapeutic process allows us to access various pathways to processing. Movement, color, the physical and mental process of creating activates and allows us to engage with our nervous system, in a safe and perhaps revolutionary way.

Using various modalities encourages exploration and play - a gateway we are systemically disconnected from as we grow and age.

Specialties

Depression
Trauma, PTSD, CPTSD
Self-harm
Relationship and Family Issues
Identity Exploration
Self-esteem
Burnout

Anxiety and Stress
Suicidality
Teens and Young Adults
Attachment Issues
Life Transitions
Grief and Loss
Shame

Experience

I earned my Master's Degree in Clinical Counseling from Antioch University Seattle. I studied as an undergraduate at Western Washington University, completing my Bachelor's Degree of Science in Psychology, Anthropology, and Women, Gender, and Sexuality studies.

In addition to running my own practice, I continue to see clients at community mental health agency, Ivy Mental Health, in Woodinville and North Seattle.

Associate Clinician:

Ivy Mental Health - Supervisor: Ivyanne Van Der Peet, LMHC #LH61328813

Clinical Internship:

Cornish College of the Arts

Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center

Work/Volunteerism:

Evergreen Speech and Hearing Clinic

Fairfax Behavioral Health

National Alliance on Mental Illness (Whatcom) (NAMI)

DVSAS: Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services of Whatcom County

Sun Community Service

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art