What is a fun fact about myself?
I’m happiest somewhere off the pavement, usually exploring the Pacific Northwest in my Jeep, camping somewhere without cell service, or finding the next adventure.
What can you expect as my client?
Warmth, curiosity, humor, and directness. I’ll meet you where you are without judgment, but I also won’t just nod along. We’ll get curious about the patterns, emotions, relationships, and choices shaping your life and work together to understand what’s helping, what isn’t, and what you want to do differently.
Who am I outside of therapy?
I’m an adventurer, dog lover, recovering corporate professional, and unapologetically curious person. I love camping, off-roading, cycling, exploring the Pacific Northwest, good conversations, and experiences that push me outside my comfort zone. Relationships with friends and family are an important part of my life.
How did I become a therapist?
Therapy is a second career for me. After many years in the corporate world leading complex programs and navigating my own share of change, loss, growth, and reinvention, I wanted my next chapter to focus less on organizations and more on people. My own experiences with therapy also showed me how powerful it can be to have someone genuinely willing to sit with the complicated parts of being human.
I am completing my graduate training in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Antioch University in a CACREP-accredited program. My training includes individual and group counseling, assessment, diagnosis, ethics, multicultural counseling, trauma-informed practice, and supervised clinical work.
Before becoming a therapist, I spent more than 15 years working in corporate environments, including program and project leadership roles across technology, healthcare, and consulting. That experience gives me a firsthand understanding of workplace pressure, burnout, career disruption, leadership, identity tied to work, and starting over. I also bring lived experience with recovery, chronic illness, major life transitions, and the ongoing work of understanding yourself more fully.
Someone who is curious about themselves, even if they’re not quite sure where to begin. I’m especially drawn to adults navigating identity, emotional disconnection, anxiety or depression, relationships, trauma, major transitions, or patterns of avoidance and risk-taking. I enjoy working with people who want not only to feel better, but to understand why they think, feel, and behave the way they do and discover who they want to become.
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Seeing clients in Oregon, Washington, and Michigan
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Portland OR, 97221
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