About Me

 A counselor is a listener, a curious and caring researcher and co-writer. Together we find the strengths, successes and supportive relationships that are often already in place. Together we add to the stories, add supportive people.

This includes carefully understanding and sometimes editing words and actions, describing emotions and what they mean.

As we grow our life story shifts from seeing only the knots and broken threads to the other side of a greater interwoven tapestry. We seek through healing relationships to re-member (connect) our families, faith communities and other societies where positive changes and growth are celebrated.

The following are some areas that I have been trained and have experience in:

•  Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (looks at thinking patterns and positive reinforcements) 

•  Motivational Interviewing (an intense listening process that identifies your own goals and resources to meet them)          

• Bowenian Family Systems (focus on appropriate family roles, boundaries, responding instead of emotional reactions) 

• Solution-Focused (identifies small attainable goals and the strengths that help you reach them)          

• Narrative (integrating your experiences and strengths into a story that helps shift from problems to solutions and developing relationships that will witness the new changes)

I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of Washington.  I have been in private practice since 2014.  I graduated from George Fox University in Tigard, OR with a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy. My undergrad degree is in Christian Education. One of my passions is to connect with couples, individuals or families to mine, define and the 'gold' hidden in each of us. Together we can explore how to refine this in ourselves, our relationships and even rippling out to our communities. I look forward to meeting you.