I decided to become a therapist in my late 40s, after enjoying other careers, doing a LOT of my own therapy, and seeing the impact of mental health challenges in my communities. (As a queer woman, I have been especially concerned with challenges facing the LGBTQ+ community.)

I became a therapist because there is too much damn suffering in the world and I want to help people move through the issues that keep them from joy, contentment, and building lives filled with meaning and purpose.

I have trained in multiple modalities to address trauma, including EMDR and Cognitive Processing Therapy. I am also trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I’ve worked as a spiritual care counselor in hospice and hospital settings and have accompanied people with grief and loss issues. I have experience working with people struggling with stress, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, adjustment disorder, religious trauma, substance use disorder, and PTSD.

I also love working with people in all stages of addiction recovery, whether it is a substance or “process” (sex and love, gambling, etc) disorder.

I hold an MFA in creative writing from Indiana University, an MDiv from Pacific School of Religion, and an MSW from Arizona State University – and I’m interested in creativity, spirituality, and social justice (yeah, it’s hard to feel ok in a world gone totally bonkers).

I am looking forward to working with you. Let’s do this!