I am a psychoanalytic psychotherapist and EFT Couples Therapist. I have devoted myself to healing and wellness, and to supporting adults and couples in finding compassionate ways to communicate their truths and needs.

I also have a background in community work, and in writing about social issues impacting our surrounding and global communities in order to reimagine our shared stake in an environment in which all individuals experience health and care. Simply by finding subtle changes in our behavior and language, we can honor our own challenges and our impact, as well as the struggles of another, even when we have different backgrounds and experiences. In that way, community work is accessible to anyone who is willing to listen and empathize. I bring a social justice lens to my work inside and outside the office and, among other things, I believe there is unity in community, and that all Black and Native lives matter. Each one of us deserves to be fully seen and honored in the context of our culture(s) and our communities, with precision and care.

From my experience and my work with many clients, I understand that throughout life we inevitably experience things that cause us to retract, become silenced and become wounded in ways seen and unseen. To me, therapy is a process towards integration and development of the whole self, in which through steady progress, we can unlock embodied states of joy we may not have previously experienced -- even while staying connected to community and global issues.

Licensure, Education and Training

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Oregon), T2847 (2024-present)

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (California), 80834 (2014-present)

Ongoing psychoanalytic and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy consultation

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Advanced Skills Group

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Core Skills

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Externship

Advanced Gestalt Training

Practicum and Internship (contemporary analytic and psychodynamic therapeutic approaches), Integral Counseling Center at Pierce Street (San Francisco, CA) 2008-2010

Master of Arts, California Institute of Integral Studies – Integral Counseling Psychology, 2010

BS, University of Minnesota – Architecture, Sociology, Design