About:
As a counselor, my focus is on intensive brief therapy for reducing symptoms and building lifelong emotional resilience. My philosophy is that kindness and truthful speech opens the door to insight and breakthrough.
I primarily use Interpersonal Psychotherapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. However, I prioritize responding individually by customizing treatments using the approach that fits the person and the need. Targets of therapy are often depression or anxiety which result from disputes, role transitions, grief and loss, and interpersonal sensitivity and functionality. You can expect a thorough diagnostic assessment, collaborative therapeutic goal setting based on your individual needs and desires, and mental health treatment that is intensive, focused and practical.
I am a graduate of the University of Washington and Multnomah University and am also a life-long artist. To see a selection of my work click here.
Side by side with my counseling practice is a wholly different kind of work that I do with a totally separate clientele that are looking for personal transformation and are not experiencing mental health related symptoms, and that is as a life-coach:
As a life-coach, I work with clients who want help with specific needs. For example, those who want to attain health goals, who want to progress artistically, or adjust to big life changes. I help people to get and stay motivated, learn new life-skills, and increase confidence. I began coaching in 2003 coming alongside new moms in pregnancy and postpartum, and then expanded to helping people learn to flourish by learning and applying new strategies and a new outlook.
Coaching helps people who are not struggling with mental health needs, are not symptomatic, and who don't need a counselor, diagnosis or treatment plan to function effectively at work or in relationships. Although I have added a psychotherapy credential and now do that work as a separate vocation, my coaching is a very different and unique process with a future focus. If you're not sure which type of service you need, contact me to schedule a no-cost consultation.
I primarily use Interpersonal Psychotherapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. However, I prioritize responding individually by customizing treatments using the approach that fits the person and the need. Targets of therapy are often depression or anxiety which result from disputes, role transitions, grief and loss, and interpersonal sensitivity and functionality. You can expect a thorough diagnostic assessment, collaborative therapeutic goal setting based on your individual needs and desires, and mental health treatment that is intensive, focused and practical.
I am a graduate of the University of Washington and Multnomah University and am also a life-long artist. To see a selection of my work click here.
Side by side with my counseling practice is a wholly different kind of work that I do with a totally separate clientele that are looking for personal transformation and are not experiencing mental health related symptoms, and that is as a life-coach:
As a life-coach, I work with clients who want help with specific needs. For example, those who want to attain health goals, who want to progress artistically, or adjust to big life changes. I help people to get and stay motivated, learn new life-skills, and increase confidence. I began coaching in 2003 coming alongside new moms in pregnancy and postpartum, and then expanded to helping people learn to flourish by learning and applying new strategies and a new outlook.
Coaching helps people who are not struggling with mental health needs, are not symptomatic, and who don't need a counselor, diagnosis or treatment plan to function effectively at work or in relationships. Although I have added a psychotherapy credential and now do that work as a separate vocation, my coaching is a very different and unique process with a future focus. If you're not sure which type of service you need, contact me to schedule a no-cost consultation.
