About

In my practice, I support teens, adults, couples, and families across a myriad of issues, including depression, anxiety, stress, intimacy and relationships, identity, life-transitions, conflict, divorce and separation, and anything in-between. I also have experience with adoption and blended families. When working with minor clients, I provide guidance to parents through collaborative consultation throughout our therapeutic relationship.

I work from an existential-humanistic framework, which means that our process will focus on your relationship with yourself, as well as the deepening of your ability to be present with what is unfolding in your life. This approach celebrates the uniqueness of us all, is both depth- and solution-oriented, and allows us to foster greater authenticity, freedom to choose and act, and responsibility. Through the therapy process, we will support your ability to let go of constrictions and anchors that inhibit authentic engagement in life and relationships, while keeping the strengths that are supportive of fuller living.

After a decade in the Bay Area, I now reside in Vancouver, WA and am licensed to provide therapy for individuals, couples and families residing in Washington and California. For those in CA, session are conducted solely via a confidential video service.

I graduated from Saint Mary's College of California with a Master of Arts in Counseling, with honors. In my studies, I concentrated on marriage and family therapy, gaining invaluable training in working with a diverse population and an emphasis on social justice and multicultural issues. My master's project examined the struggles of and ways to support fathers of prematurely born children. My undergraduate studies took place at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, OR where I earned a Bachelor of Arts in History. 

I have vast experience across a number of settings and issues, including in-school clinics, private practice, and the interface between life and education systems. For more information on my background, experience, and how I work, please give me a call.  

On a personal note, I love the outdoors, am an avid cyclist and cook, and am married with a wonderful little girl.

Fees and Policies

Payment is accepted via a credit/debit card. Alternative arrangements can be made as discussed prior to sessions.
Fees are varied depending upon location (CA or WA) and time (50-minutes or 80-minutes). For more information on fees and policies, please contact me. When needed, I may be able to offer a sliding scale - a reduction in my full fee.

By agreement, a 24-hour cancellation policy is made. If a session is cancelled less than 24-hours before, the full fee will be applied.

While I do not accept insurance, I am happy to provide you with a statement to be submitted to your insurance company in the hopes of reimbursement. 

Good Faith Estimate Notice:
You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical and mental health care will cost. Under Federal law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the expected charges for medical services, including psychotherapy services. 
You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency healthcare services, including psychotherapy services. You can ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule a service. 
If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill. Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate. For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises. 

Affiliations, etc.

-California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (123166)
-Washington Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LF61283912)
-Clinical Fellow of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
-Washington State Affiliate Member of AAMFT
-Member of California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)
-Member of East Bay Chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (EBCAMFT)
-Author: “NICU Dads:” A Proposed Counseling Intervention for Father’s in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. ProQuest
-Recipient of the Dean's Award for Outstanding Student, Kalmanovitz School of Education 2017