ABOUT ME
ABOUT ME
I am a therapist. One who has studied with great theatre artists and compassionate healers. I am a mother, step mother, wife, daughter, sister. I have had losses, those of first and second trimester kind. I share before I "should". I value humor, sincerity, kindness and grace.
EXPERIENCE
Concretely, I have worked in a variety of environments from the psychiatric hospital, to residential treatment, to intensive outpatient, to EAP work with healthcare workers, to primary care settings, to individual therapy.
I have treated individuals, couples, and the occasional family (typically involving at least one teenager).
Abstractly, my work is informed by my service in the Peace Corps (Albania '08-'10), my time directing plays in the community, and my belief in believing.
Modalities which may be present during our sessions: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Drama Therapy, Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
EDUCATION
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Portland State University, 2014, MSW
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Portland State University, 2007, BA in Theatre
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Certified in Perinatal Mental Health via PSI
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Seattle Center for EFT: Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy 2021
SPECIALTIES
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Adults and Adolescents
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Individuals and Couples
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Perinatal loss and infertility
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Relationship Issues
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Workplace Stress
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Depression and Anxiety
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Life transitions
L I C E N S U R E
Licensed Clinical Social Worker-Oregon L12462
Licensed Clinical Social Worker-California
82981
The Guest House
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
Jalaluddin Rumi
from Rumi: Selected Poems, trans Coleman Barks with John Moynce, A. J. Arberry, Reynold Nicholson (Penguin Books, 2004)
CONTACT ME
Sessions are available either Wednesday or Thursday, with some evening appointments,
in person at the address below or virtually via Zoom.
PHONE
503-217-4004
ADDRESS
Within the Wise Counsel and Comfort Building at:
5932 NE Glisan St.
Portland, OR 97213
If over the course of our initial consultation, you feel like we are not a good fit, I would invite you to consider my colleagues at Wise Counsel & Comfort.