I am in private practice and I work with men and women who face challenges with anxiety, depression, grief, substance abuse, mood disorders, self-esteem, traumatic experiences, and life transitions. Much of my work is with women who have had violence perpetrated against them and adults who suffered abuse or neglect in their childhood that is causing barriers to living as fully as they would like. I have been working with substance abuse and family members of substance abusers for 15+ years, both in community mental health and private practice. I am a part-time faculty member in the Chemical Dependency program at Seattle Central College. I participate in a therapist consult group. Some approaches I favor are Cognitive Therapy, CBT, Psychoanalytical, Reality Therapy, and group therapy.

As your supervisor, my goal is to help you feel more confident in your work with your clients. I do this by collaborating with you and giving you encouragement and understanding when you bring your concerns about your practice and work with clients. Together, we will ensure that you are practicing in an ethical manner. We will cover your licensure plan, necessary paperwork, ethics, crisis plans, client issues, your self-care, how to handle common counselor pitfalls, risk management, boundary setting, and anything else that you feel is relevant to your being an effective and ethical licensed counselor.