I believe that despite our greatest pains, difficulties, and discomforts we can find peace, joy, and balance to navigate what was and what may be.
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Washington State specializing in helping people deal with stress, depression, anxiety, life-changes, uncertainty, parenting challenges, relationship issues and seeking to better understand themselves, with a mindfulness-based approach to counseling and life. I offer individual counseling for teens and adults, and parent skills groups and parent coaching.
It can feel hard to find the right therapist so I will try to provide as much information here as possible. I also offer a free phone consultation so you can find out more about therapy and see if this is a good fit for you.
In addition to a Master’s degree in Systems Counseling, I have extensive training and experience in trauma informed therapy, EMDR, yoga, mindfulness, meditation, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Family Systems Therapy. Read more about me.
I only offer online sessions to clients in Washington State through telehealth platforms.
Life can be hard. The world around us brings daily reminders of pain, sadness, helplessness, and hopelessness. Therapy can be a space to process the challenges and remember the beautiful, peaceful, hopeful, caring part of yourself and find ways to reconnect with your community, friends, and other loved ones.
What some clients say (I do not take direct testimonials from clients): Some clients say they felt hopeful about their life again. Some said they felt relieved about their circumstances when they were able to get a different perspective.
Parents have said that they learned better ways to support their tween and teen children and felt relief from the chronic stress of parenting.
Some clients said they felt less sad, less anxious, stopped having panic attacks, and felt supported to make changes like quitting alcohol and drugs.
Some said in the past they felt pathologized in therapy and now they feel good about accepting themselves even with mental health struggles.
“Without the cold dark of a long winter, spring wouldn’t be so thrilling. Trust that a kind of spring—with its sense of release, its warmth and light—is on its way to you.”
Maggie Smith