Therapy Services

I support youth and families by: 

• Working with the whole family system to support the wellness of the whole. I have been working with children and adolescents for 26 years and what I have come to know through my practice and personal journey parenting is that  each member of the family contributes to the dynamic of the family system. The whole constellation of the family is the foundation for understanding how to move forward. 

• Working with multiple family members (parents, siblings, parent and child/teen) to support the whole family. 

• Building skills as a family to work better together, build stronger bonds and find a new rhythm of what it can mean to be in family together. 

I support individual clients with: 

• Space and time to process all that  is present and persistent. 

• Managing stress and anxiety

• Processing difficult and stuck patterns

• Identify goals and next steps 

• Family constellation and family of origin dynamics

• Connection and meaning

Therapy can be a place where you can unload the weight you have been carrying and reflect on what you need. It can feel hard to get to this place. I support individuals to identify their hopes and examine the parts that are getting in the way of these hopes but serving some function. We will explore these parts together. I support individual clients with helpful tools and strategies to move what might be stuck and envision a different narrative from here. 

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I support couples with: 

• Communication

• Understanding patterns and dynamics influencing and impacting the relationship. 

• Navigating marriage while also supporting and raising children

• Building and nurturing the bond 

• Creating meaningful connection

Feeling stuck, hurt , frustrated or all the other things that can come up in the relationship with your partner can feel overwhelming. I help couples identify patterns, dynamics and learned habits of relating  that interfere with the desired relationship. I work to help each partner understand how these pieces are showing up in the relationship and possibly hindering what they would like to be true about the relationship with one another.  Just like the family process, each member of the couple has their part in the process of growing better together. 

• Parenting

• Working with children through a family approach

• Play therapy approaches

• Navigating and advocating for child and teen needs in school settings.

• Life transitions- school, marriage, parenting, supporting aging parents, building community and friendships, career aspiration and goals.

• Coupling and marriage

• Managing , navigation and living with health diagnosis and wellness. 

• Raising children and supporting aging parents.

“My friends have made the story of my life. In a thousand ways they have turned my limitations into beautiful privileges.” ― Helen Keller

• BA in Psychology 

• Master of Social Work (MSW)

• Ph.D Counseling  and Supervision Education 

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) 

•  Narrative Therapy practice  (Level 1-3) and supervision

• I have training in Internal Family Systems (IFS), Couples Therapy, Motivational Interviewing , Family and Organizational Constellation work, trauma informed approach and wilderness therapy. 

• 20 years of School Social Work Practice and teaching- helping children, adolescents and families navigate school systems