My professional journey began in 2017, when I started volunteering in my community while completing my undergraduate degree in psychology. I entered graduate school with experience as a crisis counselor, an equine therapy facilitator, and a residential worker supporting youth and vulnerable adults impacted by sexual abuse.

During the five years of study and practice involved in my doctoral degree, I provided individual, couples, and group therapy in settings including community mental health, university counseling, and inpatient psychiatric care. In 2024, I received my doctorate in clinical psychology from George Fox University, a program specializing in the integration of spirituality and psychology. 

The past seven years of journeying alongside others as they navigate darkness, solitude, suffering, and difficulty has offered me unique insight into the beauty and complexity of the human experience. Drawing inspiration from my clients, as well as my own personal journey through spirituality and dark nights of the soul, I sought out additional training opportunities, gaining certifications in trauma-informed care, ecopsychology, and somatic parts work.

I specialize in working with depression, spirituality, trauma, and women’s issues. Clients who work well with me often resonate with a depth-approach to their mental health, seeking to understand their core wounds and heal holistically. I have significant experience working with clients in the following areas:

• Anxiety, depression, and other mood disorders

• Grief and bereavement

• Relationship, intimacy, and sexual issues

• Pregnancy, miscarriage, and abortion

• Gender and sexual orientation

• Trauma and PTSD

• Self-esteem and identity development

• Attachment disruptions

• Spiritual or religious issues

• Somatic and embodied healing

• Dream work

• Neurodivergence

• Nervous system healing

As a holistic therapist, I draw from a variety of evidence-based modalities depending on what makes sense for each of my clients. My approach incorporates person-centered, CBT, somatic, Jungian, and relational psychodynamic techniques. People describe my style as gentle, warm, and supportive.

My dissertation, Prayer of the Body: Reflections on Archetypal Divine Feminine Figures in Embodied Spirituality, was an integration of post-jungian theory, spirituality, and embodiment perspectives. I explored the experiences of individuals who encountered divine feminine archetypes in a way that helped them to become more at home in their bodies.