KNOW YOUR PROVIDER

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​Since 2007, I have been actively immersed in professional and educational undertakings essential to the inner workings of my practice. I have been providing post-graduate counseling services since 2017, followed by establishing my private practice shortly after gaining independent licensure in 2019. In recent years, I have focused on offering individual & relationship counseling, in addition to professional consultation for helping professionals and organizations. ​

 

While residing in the Pacific Northwest, I attended Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling. Upon completion, I attained a master's degree in clinical mental health counseling with a primary focus in social justice, and an advanced graduate subspecialty in treating addictions. My pre-master's studies centered clinical psychology, feminist theory, and women's social-emotional health. I've remained committed to growing my craft through ongoing trainings, courses, and relevant intensives.

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In 2021, I completed EMDR training through an EMDRIA accredited institute. I have since observed the significant benefits this modality offers. I am currently participating in a specialist certification program focused on meeting the clinical needs of those with ADHD.

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Over the years, I have been involved in various efforts focused on policy reformation and critical resource distribution across communities. Despite working almost exclusively with adults in my practice, I tend to prioritize youth-centered advocacy engagements, such as working to increase sustainable housing & promoting Housing First practices among those typically enforcing the strongest barriers to entry. In collaboration with a trusted colleague, we designed & implemented three distinct Housing First programs, which remain operative to date in successful alignment with their primary mission.

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​Philosophy & Practice:

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I am compelled by the multifaceted world of person-to-person relational & emotional labor(s).​ 

 

Each session provides deep focus exclusively on you as we function in mindful collaboration toward your defined ideals & desires. ​When we work together, you can expect participation that strives to honor your unique lived experience, and intersecting identities. You will receive accessible strengths-based psychoeducation, and therapeutic coaching relevant to your goals. We will determine a well-suited path for our work as collaborators in your growth process.

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The theories I most frequently draw upon in psychotherapy include the following...

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Psychodynamic

Existential

Attachment Theory

Relational Integrative

Social Influence Theory

IFS/Parts Work

Metacognitive/Philosophical

Somatic Awareness

EMDR

Creative Expressional

 

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I take an active & educational approach across service-types. This more directive style exists in opposition to the traditional passive presentation of psychotherapist most frequently represented in pop-psychology, and media. All brands of this important work hold capacity to be valuable, but that doesn't mean every style, or every provider will meet your personal preferences. Though it is not always possible to speculate in advance about how it might feel to work with a particular counselor or consultant, I encourage you to assess for compatibility cues, and make thoughtful decisions for yourself when possible. 

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I firmly believe providers who seek to practice responsibly must acknowledge the harmful inner workings of our domestic healthcare system, including the ways in which race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and many additional identity considerations continue to be inappropriately burdened by widely accepted norms in healthcare that work to uphold oppression at the cost of initial stated mission(s), and against possibilities for person-centered care. Too often individuals who appear to meet diagnostic criteria for particular "disorders" are actually enduring a chronic stress response in proportion to the relentless impacts of systemic oppression & associated restriction of critical resources. When diagnostic considerations are relevant in our work, the determination process will be consensual and participatory.

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Becoming a trusted collaborator is a tremendous honor. Transparency & education will be integrated throughout our work, so you will walk away with an embodied understanding of how and why the chosen framework(s) relate to your ideal outcomes. Ultimately, our time together should serve to nurture valuable insights and fresh practices, resulting in meaningful transformation & goal attainment.

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Contact me for a free 15-minute consultation.