My Approach to Helping
You want to reduce the discomfort you feel, but it can feel really daunting and scary to reach out for therapy. Asking for help can put us in a vulnerable place, which can be challenging. I recognize this and work to build a therapeutic relationship that feels safe and trusting. I focus on meeting my clients where they are and consider their unique life experiences, skills, and needs when working with them. My approach is compassionate, collaborative, relational, pragmatic, and non-judgmental. I’ll support you while also encouraging you to do the work you’re capable of doing. If it feels like there’s a lot of work to do, you’ll never get to the end of it, and it feels overwhelming and scary to stir things up, we’ll go slowly and at a pace that feels comfortable for you. You deserve to feel better and you’re worth it.
More Info About My Practice
I believe that everyone has the capacity to heal. When we encounter traumatic or otherwise challenging life situations, we often develop strategies to help us get through those times. Unfortunately, those strategies can impact us later in life. Maybe we've developed a critical inner voice, or we have a hard time connecting with others. Maybe we struggle to set boundaries that we need or we might not even be sure of what we need. We might find ourselves wanting to please everyone around us and feel that we have to be perfect and it's exhausting. Maybe we're showing up in a way that doesn't feel good and isn't how we want to show up, but we don't feel like we know any other way. I value my clients as the people they are and the experiences that shaped them, no matter what those experiences are. I believe that therapists have an obligation to keep learning and growing in order to best serve their clients. I value my training and experience and work every day to keep building on these.
I hold a Master’s degree in Applied Psychological Science from Pacific University and served as a Counseling Intern at William Temple House from August 2018 until July 2019. My experience and training covers a variety of areas, including trauma, depression, anxiety, life transitions, relationship difficulties, and family challenges. I am EMDR Certified by the EMDR International Association.
Specific Issue(s) I'm Skilled at Helping With
Trauma and Complex PTSD
AnxietyDepression
Family Challenges
Relationship Concerns
Grief and Loss
Life Changes and Transitions
What I Love about Being a Psychotherapist
It can feel really daunting and scary to reach out for therapy. Asking for help can put us in a vulnerable place, which can be challenging. I recognize this and work to build a therapeutic relationship that feels safe and trusting. I focus on meeting my clients where they are and consider their unique life experiences, skills, and needs when working with them.
I work using these approachesmodalities:
Interpersonal Neurobiology
Parts Work (Internal Family Systems)
Talk Therapy (Cognitive Behavioral, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
Somatic
EMDR
FeministAnti-Oppressive
Attachment-focused
Trauma-Informed
Narrative
Creative Expression, such as Art or Sandtray
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