I am strongly committed to social justice and anti-oppression work in my life as well as in my role as a counselor. My seventeen years of experience learning to notice, unlearn, and dismantle societal oppression permeates my practice.
The main issues I work with are:
- Trauma, past or current
- Life Transitions and Adjustment
- Conflict Mediation
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Sexuality
- Gender
- Relationships
I use the following treatment approaches:
- Expressive and Arts
- Psychodrama
- Somatic Awareness and Embodiment
- Ritual and Ceremony
- Stress Reduction and Tolerance
- Emotional Regulating
- Family Systems
- Brief Counseling
- Couples Work
- Anti-oppression and Culturally Aware Counseling
Training and Experience:
- Masters of Arts in Counseling, St. Martin’s University, Lacey WA
- Internship at The Evergreen State College Counseling Center, Olympia, WA
- Mediator of Community-based Conflicts, Private Practice, Olympia, WA
- Student of Psychodramatic Techniques, Olympia, and Seattle, WA
- Crisis Interventionist, The Crisis Clinic of Thurston County
- 17 years of experience leading and taking Anti-Oppression Trainings with various agencies
- 19 years of experience mediation, facilitation, and peer counseling with various community agencies