Psychoanalysis is a process of removing mental barriers in order to live a life that reflects your values and dreams. I may be able to help you discover how your history has shaped how you’ve come to see the world, identify limiting unconscious patterns and feel out leading edges of growth. Emotions are a valuable source of information!

I am passionate about working with people of any age who are actively thinking about their identity and relationships.

Working together, I’ll introduced you to a talk therapy style in which you are invited to speak about whatever is on your mind. The particular approach to the therapy that guides my practice is called psychoanalysis, and is backed by decades of qualitative research. Psychoanalytic therapy and analysis are front line treatments for seriously limiting mental health concerns. Depression and Anxiety impact people differently, almost always in unhelpful ways. Sessions may be experienced as a process of discovery, an opportunity to slow down and consider your feelings and experiences. Our brains, our psyches are marvelously reshaped by this process. Psychoanalysis eases symptoms in the body and unlocks new possibilities in thinking, dreaming, relating. 

While my strengths lie in working from a psychoanalytic perspective, I have unique training in complementary and alternative medicine for mental health, feminist theory in counseling, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. I hold a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from Bastyr University and completed an intern/externship at Seattle Therapy Alliance where I provided low cost psychotherapy to womxn. Prior to my work as a therapist, I worked four years full time as a birth doula helping families during pregnancy and childbirth in a variety of settings. My role included hands on support in homes and hospitals for postpartum recovery, infant care, feeding, and bonding.