I show up in sessions as an gentle, logical, and curious coach and guide who’s going to be with you in the sticky parts of life, and also hold you accountable to get to the other side.

My approach to therapy is grounded in Emotion Focused Therapy, person-centered humanism, somatic and mind-body connection theories, and a bit of existentialism. In sessions, I tend to ask a lot of good questions, help you get back into your body, feelings, and intuition, and offer lots of ideas and solutions to get unstuck in your relationship with yourself or others. My ultimate goal is to make you feel good, and integrate that into as many areas of your life as possible.

I’m goal oriented in my work with clients, and work in a framework of looking at the patterns between what you’re thinking, feeling, and doing, and how you’re impacted by other people or factors in your life. As we build awareness and understanding of what’s not working for you, I help you see how many options there are for things to feel and work differently in your life. While much work is done in session, I always leave clients with clear, actionable steps to focus on between sessions so your progress continues between appointments.

My highest personal values are on things being and feeling good, which sometimes is really fun and freeing, and sometimes requires a lot of hard work toward growth and expansion. But that’s just what I live for and how it’s always been! My friends describe me as curious, incredibly spacious, nonjudgmental, fun, adaptable, full of ideas, highly ethical, adventurous, and frankly, a little wild.

My clients describe me as gentle, practical, and really good at making big hard things feel simple, approachable, and worth trying. They also give the feedback that I’m really good at challenging them when they need a push, and holding them accountable to their own goals, needs, and higher versions of themselves.

If personal identity markers are important to consider in your search for the right therapist, it’s worth noting that I’m a white, cisgender, bisexual woman in my thirties. I’ve been married 10+ years, and am childfree. I’m spiritual but not religious. Radically accepting of people, and intolerant of hate both inside my office and out. I’m originally from Wisconsin, but a located in Seattle, Washington for the entirety of my adulthood.

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Washington State. License number LH61228180, NPI 1518318211. I have a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Northwest University, completed in 2018.

If you want to know more about me (mostly professionally), let’s schedule a consult call to see if this is a good fit.