Therapy for Emotional Healing, Personal Growth, and Lasting Change

I help people transform the parts of themselves that stand in the way of calm, tranquility, peace, patience, acceptance, forgiveness, clarity, kindness, compassion, self-compassion, love, joy, playfulness, excitement for life, confidence, trust, connection, hope, optimism, purpose, gratitude, creativity, and the uninhibited freedom to be one’s authentic self.

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With sufficient time, energy, desire to change, and an experienced guide, everyone is capable of healing, growth, and feeling better. You were not born struggling, and it is possible to undo, untangle, and change even long held patterns.

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I work with many successful adults, elders, and couples who may look fine on the outside but feel burdened, stuck, or disconnected on the inside. Many of the people who reach out to me wrestle with long standing emotional patterns that no longer serve them. Here's a list of the kinds of struggles I help with. I also have extensive experience working with popular musicians and artists in therapy, as well as entrepreneurs and business leaders in therapy, and professional athletes in therapy.

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I’ve been working in mental health and social services since my early 20s. I was formerly licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist in Alaska, and I’ve been licensed as a Mental Health Counselor in Washington since 2001. For roughly 25 years, the Internal Family Systems model of therapy (IFS) has been a guiding influence in my work, beginning with training directly with its developer, Richard Schwartz, Ph.D. IFS is a collaborative, empowering, and non-pathologizing approach that helps people change through greater understanding, compassion, and connection with themselves.

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I offer in person therapy in Olympia and online therapy across Washington State. If you’re considering working with me, I invite you to begin with a complimentary15 minute phone consultation so we can briefly connect and see whether it feels like a good fit.