Licensed Psychotherapist (LPC) since 1999, Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP) since 2000, and Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist(CHt) since 2008. Warm, collaborative, strength-focused style. Sees individual and couples (of all sexual orientations), adults and mature adolescents. Offering understanding of cultural/ethnic diversity, including bi-racial and multi-cultural relationships. Addressing such issues as grief, transitions, communication, relationships, depression, anxiety, stress, work and career, co-dependence, dysfunctional patterns, illness, deepening life satisfaction and fulfillment. Some of the tools used are CBT, Brief Solution-Focused Therapy, Hypnotherapy, and Imago Therapy (for couples). In most major insurance and EAP networks and offer sliding scale fees as needed.

In a world inherently full of scarcity, violence, unpredictability, and a lack of meaningful inclusion, many bodyminds develop dis-stress, dys-regulation, dis-ease, and other adaptive trauma responses. I offer neurodiversity-affirming and trauma-assumed therapy to individuals aged 15+, their caregivers, and groups. I serve as a guide to my clients as we experiment with new strategies to replace disempowering Stress Response System patterns with more empowering ones, including:

• Somatic strategies to enhance interoceptive awareness

• Movement-based strategies to activate safety in the bodymind

• Emotional strategies to attune to the authentic self

• Cognitive strategies to unlearn disempowering belief systems

• Behavioral strategies to reorganize neural pathways

• Social strategies to achieve a values-aligned life

I graduated from the Contemplative Psychotherapy department at Naropa University after an undergraduate education at the University of Washington. I have five-years experience in the mental health field.

I specialize in life transitions and loss/grief. Related fields in which I also have experience are trauma recovery, sexual abuse/trauma, depression, anxiety, and eating disorders.

My use of mindfulness and acceptance-based techniques encourages a compassionate exploration of your experience, and a collaborative relationship towards balance and well-being. Additionally, my training in neuropsychology will inform our work towards integrating the many levels of mind, body and spirit.

To learn more about me (photos, location, orientation,etc.), I invite you to visit my website at www.balancedtransitions. com.

As an EFT Therapist, I offer a safe, compassionate space to work through challenges in two important relationships – with your partner and with yourself.

For the past decade as a somatic tapping practitioner, I have helped people free themselves from childhood trauma,disempowering narratives, anxiety, and other stress related patterns. More recently, I have expanded my practice to include Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, where I help couples learn to communicate more compassionately with each other, so they can create a stronger, more deeply connected partnership.

Whether I am working with couples or individuals, my aim is for everyone to feel safe, heard, and understood. My passion is to help people identify and process deep emotions in a caring, compassionate way. If this resonates for you, let’s set up a free consultation!