
Counseling Psychology, Psychotherapy, Mental Health Counseling
I'm a registered professional.
I have always loved looking deeper into the human experience. I have never been a person to take things at face value or stay on the surface of life. I thoroughly enjoy accompanying people into deeper levels of themselves, helping them to understand what gives them purpose, meaning, and joy in their lives and how to overcome or slog through their pain and uncertainties. I find the therapeutic connection to be exhilarating as I am given permission to enter into the deeper layers of a person, all the while supporting them to move through struggles in order to shed old outgrown skins and become a happier, healthier version of themselves. After 17 years of doing this work, I am still amazed at people's resilience, creativity, courage, strength, and perseverance and that I get to be a part of their transformation as they so bravely make strides towards being more fully themselves.
The relationship between client and therapist is crucial to the success of the therapy. As a client, be sure that you feel at ease with your therapist and that she or he is truly listening and "getting you". The relationship between you and your therapist is a fertile ground for understanding how you relate to others in your life, for receiving empathy and understanding that you have not found elsewhere, for repairing and healing hurt, and for trying out new understandings and behaviors. As a therapist, I have a unique ability to provide a comfortable, safe, and empathetic environment for you to explore difficult and painful issues, and to simply be heard and understood. As a human, I have life experience that includes early grief, trying times as a young adult, serious depression, difficult pregnancies and post-partum depression, parenting four children, working hard at a 21-year relationship, and an overall love of life and deep understanding of what makes me and other humans tick.
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1744-A NE 42nd Avenue Hollywood
Portland, OR 97213 United States
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