I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Washington State: License #: LW61137019. I graduated from the University of Washington School of Social Work in 2014 with a Masters in Social Work (MSW). Over my professional career, I worked with at-risk youth in residential treatment and therapeutic residential settings and adults in private practice.

I currently work with youth, their families and individual adults virtually. Although I have and do work with a variety of life and mental health issues, I specialize in working with LGBTQ+ individuals and families, men’s issues, ADHD, risk taking behaviors, sexual behavior issues and parent-child relationship issues.

I endorse a client centered and collaborative approach to therapy and focus on the individual needs of each client. My approach to counseling with clients is generally a cognitive behavioral, strengths based and systems approach. I mainly focus with clients on their thoughts and how they impact their behaviors and feelings. Once a client has a clearer understanding of the interaction between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, the goal is to make a realistic plan to deal with unhealthy and/or disruptive behaviors and monitor the plan’s use in the client’s life.