About Me

Professional Background

  • Licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in the state of Washington (#LH60835736)
  • MA, Counseling Psychology, The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology (2012)
  • BA, Human Learning & Development, Maryville College, Maryville, TN (2000)
  • 17 years clinical experience in a range of treatment settings including community mental health, psychiatric inpatient treatment, crisis intervention services with youth and families, counseling and case management with immigrants and refugees, and private practice
  • Prior professional background: PreK – 12 public school educator
  • Professional affiliations: The Center for Object Relations , Northwest Alliance for Psychoanalytic Study , Northwest Psychoanalytic Society & Institute 

“If you have a deep scar, that is a door, if you have an old, old story, that is a door. If you love the sky and the water so much you almost cannot bear it, that is a door. If you yearn for a deeper life, a full life, a sane life, that is a door.”
–Clarissa Pinkola Estes