About

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and Substance Use Disorder Professional (SUDP) with a diverse professional background from elementary education to relief work with refugees in both East Africa and Seattle. I have always believed health and healing to be born out of relationship—relationship to self and to others. Having lived on three different continents, I have made cultural experience and learning a priority in the attempt to better understand individual and family social development.

I invest a great deal of energy into lifelong learning and have recently completed advanced training in trauma treatment through The Justice Resource Institute in Boston. I also regularly consult with a clinical supervisor and a small, trusted group of fellow therapists. Believing engagement in the therapeutic process makes me a better, more grounded clinician, participation in my own therapy has been an integral part of my personal journey.