Hello, It is an honor that you would visit my website interested in counseling with me or my team at Life’s Learning. I am both a counselor and owner of the practice.
I value my role as a counselor, feeling it is purpose and meaning filled for me. I walk alongside you on your jounrey towards self-growth, life transition or change and healing. I value that everyone has a story and there is so much we can learn from each toher.
I started counseling as a registered counseling in 1994 with an agency, Children’s Home Society of Washington where I worked for 19 years. I earned my Masters Degree in Mental Health Counseling in 2002 and became a licensed mental health counselor in 2004. I have been in private practice for over 24 years. I have served as the President of the Washington Counselor Association and on various boards or taught graduate level students and licnesed counseelors in various capacities.
I have a history of working with children, teens, couples, adults and groups. I am specialized in working with grief and mourning, loss and transition, navigating relationship challenges, family of origin issues, as well as depression, anxiety and trauma.
I am a humanistic, person-centered and existential therapist at heart. I draw from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Expressive Therapies (e.g., art, play, sand tray, etc.), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) Emotion Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focusd, Psychodynamic and Gottman Principles.
I value being a support and counselor to other counselors in doing their own work to be their best counselor self. I also offer clinical supervision and consultation.
