My career as a licensed professional counselor, Lewis & Clark adjunct faculty member, and clinical supervisor, have allowed me to help clients set achievable goals with realistic objectives. I understand the challenges of transition and the importance of navigating change while remaining true to one's personal core values. My work has centered on eating disorders, addiction, depression/anxiety and divorce/relationship recovery. By providing a safe place for healing and growth, clients will begin to understand that opposing feelings are often a normal part of the recovery process. My hope is to support you as you awaken to the miraculous. With more than twenty years in the counseling field, I utilize DBT, Core Values and Stages of Change in my work. As a poet and writer, I appreciate the importance of journaling and creative expression. I'm especially interested in the synchronistic experiences in clients' fictional narratives and their realities. Along with my counseling degree I hold a BA in English from the University of Washington. I write fiction, memoir and poetry, and encourage clients to engage in artistic expression. For clients who are interested, I encourage them to express their narratives in written form.
Academic Suffixes: | LPC |
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Expertise: | Addiction, Alcohol Use, Anxiety, Body Positivity, Cancer, Codependency, Coping Skills, Depression, Divorce, Drug Abuse, Dual Diagnosis, Eating Disorders, Emotional Disturbance, Elderly Persons Disorders, Life Transitions, Obesity, Peer Relationships, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Spirituality, Stress, Substance Use, Trauma and PTSD, Veterans, Women |