Therapist Profile

My Approach to Helping

Traditional psychotherapy works toward congruence in a persons thinking, emotions, actions, and life choices. Body-oriented therapy understands that the body is also profoundly affected by our life experiences. Identifying and releasing attitudes and old images held in our physical structure adds an important component to therapy. This promotes lasting change, allowing for free flow of life energy from within us so we can more fully realize our life, our joy.

More Info About My Practice

Licensed in Washington, Oregon & California, I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, the highest level of credentialing in my field. I have relocated to the Seattle area from northeastern Oregon where I had many years experience as a therapist working in a variety of private and public settings. I have taught clinical skills to students at the graduate level and am eligible to supervise students and therapists seeking licensure. After working as a therapist for over a decade I graduated from a four year training program in Core Energetics, Core Evolution and Core Soma in order to more deeply incorporate a body oriented/energetic approach to my work. I use a wide variety of techniques uniquely tailored to your goals to promote emotional and physical health and well being. Along with a body-oriented approach, my skills include hypnosis, dream-work, cognitive, behavioral and psychodynamic therapies. I use art, music and whatever other interests you have to invite change into your life.

I am available for treatment of depression, anxiety, eating and many other disorders; I work with relationship issues, problem solving, self-exploration and personal growth. I work with children, teens, couples and adults and in my practice in Seattle. I have a variety of group programs including groups for Women in Transition; ongoing Process-oriented Therapy groups and combined Exercise and Therapy groups to open the body, mind, emotions and will. Group gives us the opportunity to explore connections with others that we all long for, and it provides a rare environment of authenticity and support that facilitates deep change. My personal interests include my active dreaming community, I am a musician, artist, herbalist and active outdoorsman. All of these activities inform my practice Come Find Your Joy!