I am an experienced psychologist who is dedicated to serving my community. Through a strengths-based lens and a philosophy grounded in neurodiversity, I am honored to work with individuals and families seeking to improve their functioning and to help them pursue goals in line with their personal values.
I graduated from Pacific University with a PsyD in August of 2015. This included an internship in Pennsylvania where I did intensive in-home therapy with high-risk youth and their families.
Throughout my graduate school and beyond, I had diverse training in assessment and therapy for individuals and families across the lifespan. My practice is trauma-informed, neurodiversity and culturally sensitive, and LGBTQ+ affirming. I honor all the ways we choose to live our lives. I specialize in systems and humanistic therapies – forms of therapy that see the whole person and their context, not just a label or a symptom. I further utilize tools from other therapies to best serve each client with whom I work. I also specialize in psychological testing/assessment of children, adolescents, and adults.
I work with many autistic and attention-challenged individuals from a Neurodiversity perspective. This sees neurological differences as valid and valuable, and I recognize that the idea of "normal" changes by society and context. I am affirming of neurological differences and teach people to embrace their differences and use them to make this world a beautiful and colorful place to live in.
Specialties & Clinical Interests
- ADHD
- Anger Issues
- Anxiety
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Bipolar & Other Mood Disorders
- Bullying
- Depression
- Family Conflict
- Gender Identity
- Grief & Loss
- LGBTQIA+
- Mental Health Professionals
- Parenting & Parent-Child Relationships
- Relationships
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Injury
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Identity
- Suicidality
- Trauma & Ptsd
Therapy Types
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Mindfulness
- Trauma-Informed Therapy