I have always had a love and curiosity for the process of counseling, therapy, mental health, and wellness practices, including mind-body techniques. I have incorporated these passions as an occupational therapist in the inpatient mental health and school settings, and now as a counselor.

After 30 years as an occupational therapist, becoming a counselor has been a natural second career for me having worked for 20 years as a mental health occupational therapist, including 15 years on the inpatient psychiatric units at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. During this time, I provided individual and group treatment approaches addressing stress and anger management, communication, and functional life skills, as well as completed training and leading group treatment in DBT- Dialectic Behavior Therapy.  

While serving in the Seattle Public Schools for 10 years, I worked with students across all grade levels in special education, increasing my knowledge and developing sensory interventions with young people experiencing neurodiversity.  During this time, I found meaning collaborating with the parents of my students, helping them navigate and explore strategies to enhance their children’s potential.

Individual counseling with adults over the past three years has been the culmination of a lifelong goal.  I worked individually with clients with a broad range of mental health needs at a community mental health center in Seattle during my counseling internship. For over two years, I have provided services to clients as a mental health counseling associated at a small group practice also in Seattle. Witnessing healing, resilience, strength and growth from the clients I work has brought me a great sense of professional and personal fulfillment. Working now in private practice, I look forward to supporting you as you create new chapters in your individual life story.