I am a Licensed Psychologist in the State of Washington (License # PY60229148) and have been in private practice since 2010.
I received my B.A. in Psychology from Macalester College. I have a Master's (M.A.) and a Doctorate (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology in Chicago, Illinois. I have worked at college counseling centers in Chicago as well as the counseling center at Central Washington University. I have also worked as a Rape Crisis Counselor in Chicago and taught undergraduate and graduate courses in psychology.
My therapeutic approach is informed by relational, psychodynamic, multicultural, and feminist therapies as well as EMDR, ACT, and mindfulness techniques. What that means is that I believe that relationships shape us, for both better and worse, and the relationship we'll create together in therapy is a crucial element of change. I believe that our pasts are important, because they are often (consciously or unconsciously) calling the shots in our presents. I see systems of oppression and the ways that they impact us, and I believe that working on wholeness is an act of resistance. I believe in grey-- that our minds like to work in black and white, especially when stressed, but that the good and meaningful stuff in life hangs out in the grey parts. So along those lines, I hold together both the mourning of the damage that trauma does as well as the belief in resilience and the strength of scars.
When I'm not in the therapy room, I'm often in my garden or with my spouse and kids, exploring the city and the wider state. Connecting with nature in various ways plays a big part in keeping me grounded.
I am actively working on my own internalized oppression and my complicity with oppressive systems. As part of that practice, I acknowledge and honor that my office stands on unceded Duwamish land, and in deep gratitude for their ancestral and current care for this land, and in recognition of my unearned privilege in accessing it, I pay monthly reparations to Real Rent Duwamish. I also had lots of unearned racial advantages in my journey to becoming a psychologist, and as part of that recognition, I sponsor a session a month with WA Therapy Fund.
I received my B.A. in Psychology from Macalester College. I have a Master's (M.A.) and a Doctorate (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology in Chicago, Illinois. I have worked at college counseling centers in Chicago as well as the counseling center at Central Washington University. I have also worked as a Rape Crisis Counselor in Chicago and taught undergraduate and graduate courses in psychology.
My therapeutic approach is informed by relational, psychodynamic, multicultural, and feminist therapies as well as EMDR, ACT, and mindfulness techniques. What that means is that I believe that relationships shape us, for both better and worse, and the relationship we'll create together in therapy is a crucial element of change. I believe that our pasts are important, because they are often (consciously or unconsciously) calling the shots in our presents. I see systems of oppression and the ways that they impact us, and I believe that working on wholeness is an act of resistance. I believe in grey-- that our minds like to work in black and white, especially when stressed, but that the good and meaningful stuff in life hangs out in the grey parts. So along those lines, I hold together both the mourning of the damage that trauma does as well as the belief in resilience and the strength of scars.
When I'm not in the therapy room, I'm often in my garden or with my spouse and kids, exploring the city and the wider state. Connecting with nature in various ways plays a big part in keeping me grounded.
I am actively working on my own internalized oppression and my complicity with oppressive systems. As part of that practice, I acknowledge and honor that my office stands on unceded Duwamish land, and in deep gratitude for their ancestral and current care for this land, and in recognition of my unearned privilege in accessing it, I pay monthly reparations to Real Rent Duwamish. I also had lots of unearned racial advantages in my journey to becoming a psychologist, and as part of that recognition, I sponsor a session a month with WA Therapy Fund.