Specialties

I specialize in supporting clients navigating:

  • Relationships

  • People-pleasing and boundaries

  • Anxiety

  • Trauma

  • Attachment

  • Shame

  • Perfectionism

  • Foster care or Adoption-related experiences

  • Life-transitions 

  • Christian Faith and Spirituality

You may resonate with this work if you often feel:

  • You struggle with people-pleasing and have a hard time saying no

  • You tend to over-function, over-give, or carry more than your share in relationships

  • You feel responsible for other people’s emotions

  • You second-guess yourself and don’t trust your own voice

  • You shut down, freeze, or avoid conflict

  • You notice perfectionism and shame driving many of your decisions

  • You feel disconnected from yourself

  • You are noticing old wounds impacting your present life


My Therapeutic Approach Is Informed By

Attachment-based therapy

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Multicultural counseling

Narrative therapy

Psychodynamic therapy

Somatic and embodied therapy


Education & Credentials

Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPCC): LPCC.0021911

The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology

M.A. Counseling and Psychology 

Northwest University

M.A. International Community Development

University of Washington

B.A. Sociology