Some people come to therapy with very specific goals. Others come knowing they want something to be different and are seeking support in sorting what the “different” is that they are seeking. Together we determine if we’re the right fit, develop a plan and begin the journey.

Telehealth sessions and limited in person sessions.

Families Facing Health‑Related Stress

• Couples caring for a child with a serious illness

• Partnerships impacted by mental health concerns, medical diagnoses, or caregiving responsibilities

• Support for couples in which one or both partners are professional health‑care providers

Major Life Transitions

• Moving in together or relocating

• Shifts in commitment or marriage

• Children leaving home and adjusting to an empty nest

• Job changes, layoffs, or career transitions

• Financial strain or navigating major purchases

• Retirement and the identity changes that accompany it

• Personal growth, identity shifts, or evolving life goals

Relationship‑Specific Challenges

• Healing after infidelity or breaches of trust

• Understanding and interrupting patterns of disconnection

• Helping partners make sense of recurring cycles and develop a plan to reconnect

My training and experience utilize brief evidenced based approaches and psychodynamic approaches. I incorporate the lens of "brain science" when appropriate, and believe the human body is incredibly resilient and can adapt and change.

Cognitve Behavioral Therapy - CBT

Acceptence and Committment Therapy - ACE

Solution Focused Therapy

Narrative Therapy

Inner Child Healing Techniques

Exposure Therapy

Grief Support

Couple’s Therapy style influenced by teachings based in Gottman Theory and Relational Life Therapy (Terry Real)

I bring over 25 years of post‑graduate experience working with individuals and families across a wide range of settings. My professional background includes work as a psychotherapist, medical social worker, grief counselor, and healthcare administrator. This breadth of experience allows me to offer thoughtful, integrative care that is grounded in both clinical expertise and real‑world understanding of complex systems.

I support adults living with depression and anxiety, as well as those navigating life transitions such as career stress or change, family restructuring, and relationship challenges. My work is collaborative and tailored to each individual’s needs, with an emphasis on insight, resilience, and meaningful change.

Couples Work

I work with couples experiencing distress for a variety of reasons, including communication difficulties, conflict, infidelity, and transitions that strain connection. I also support couples who are seeking guidance and structure as they enter a new phase of their relationship and want to strengthen their foundation moving forward.

Specialized Expertise

My areas of specialized expertise include:

• Supporting individuals and families grieving a wide range of losses, with particular focus on child death, perinatal loss, spousal death, infidelity, and divorce

• Supporting caregivers and individuals managing chronic illness, adjusting to new medical diagnoses, and navigating end‑of‑life decision‑making and care

• Supporting medical and healthcare professionals, an area of particular importance to me given the increasing strain of staffing shortages, burnout, and moral distress within the medical community

Personal Perspective

I live in Seattle with my black lab, Shanny B, and my boxer–Great Dane mix, Boon. I previously worked for over a decade alongside a therapy dog and have volunteered in raising future service dogs. Some of my greatest teachers have been the children I supported at the end of life and those who were grieving the death of someone deeply important to them. Their courage and honesty continue to shape both my clinical work and my understanding of what it means to accompany others through profound loss.

Once an appointment hour is selected, that session time is yours while in treatment together. I will make every best effort to reschedule a missed appointment that week if available. I require a one week cancellation notice in order to avoid paying for a missed session.