• Are you stressed out most days? 
• Do you feel like there should be more to your life?
• Have you just experienced something really awful or traumatic? 
• Or maybe you still feel the effects of that past traumatic part of your life?
• Not sure what your meaning and purpose is with all of this pain in your life?
• Would you like to have “REALationships” in your life?​ ​

​If  you answered “yes” to even one of these, you are not alone in these experiences. 
I would love to help you work towards creating a greater meaning and purpose for your life.​

I provide psychotherapy/ mental health counseling services for older elementary age children, teens and adults. 

My physical office is located Gig Harbor, but I also provide telehealth services for WA, NY, TX and AZ state residents.
Gig Harbor, WA (one block off of I-16)  with easy access Tacoma, Port Orchard, Bremerton, Lakewood, Silverdale, and the Key Peninsula.

Issues I work with:

• ​​anxiety
• depression
• complex trauma
• family of origin/ early childhood trauma
• attachment difficulties
• attention deficient disorder (ADHD)
• post traumatic stress (PTSD)
• ​Complex PTSD 
• grief/ loss/ bereavement
• mood disorders
• high stress 
• parenting 
• teens
• life transitions
• negative habits
• panic attacks
• self harm and suicidal thoughts  

It has been my privilege to work alongside many individuals using different techniques that best fits their individual needs for healing.  ​  

Some of the techniques and theories I use are:

• Certified EMDR therapy, attachment focused -eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (AF-EMDR)
• Certified animal (canine) assisted interventions professional teaming with certified therapy dog
• ego state therapy / internal family systems/ "parts" work
• cognitive behavioral therapy plus (CBT+)
• play therapy techniques
• art therapy techniques
• mindfulness
• and other experiential adventure based therapy techniques