My Approach to Therapy
My general approach to therapy is to help clients to connect with themselves and others in a deeper and more authentic ways. This can lead to more whole-hearted and fulfilled lives. I strive to maintain a safe, trusting, and attuned relationship with each client. I have drawn from aspects of mindfulness, family systems theory, and interpersonal neurobiology to create the framework of relational mindfulness that is at the core of my work. I am also aware of my own positionality and take great care to understand the diverse backgrounds and experiences of my clients, knowing that identity, context, culture, and experiences of marginalization and privilege impact the development of the self as well as the therapeutic relationship. As an experiential therapist, I facilitate clients having new experiences of authenticity with themselves and their loved ones in session. This is often deeply emotional and embodied work, and can help people to become more congruent and free to express their true selves. From this place of acceptance, healing of the past and movement into the future in a new way is possible. Clients often comment to me how profoundly transformative this work can be. Though it can be challenging, it is also so worth it!
You can contact me for more information.
You can contact me for more information.
UPDATE: I have recently joined Inside Passage Counseling, and will be seeing clients via telehealth. Please connect with me through their website if you are interested in booking a session through their office.
Individual, Couple, and Family Therapy Services
I can help you to reignite a spark in your life - to reconnect with your passions and to revitalize your relationships! I am interested in mind-body and holistic approaches to healing. I specialize in working with couples and families seeking more intimacy, better communication, and who are going through life transitions (for example having a child, getting married, a recent loss, or relocation); parents wanting assistance to improve partner and child relationships; individuals seeking meaning or purpose in their lives; growth oriented work; and self-care and family of origin work for therapists and other health care professionals. I have a particular focus and passion for working with the perinatal period - especially with couples preparing for a baby or child (through birth, adoption, for fostering), those in the process of utilizing reproductive technologies, and the post-partum/early years of parenthood. I am trained as a PREPARE/ENRICH facilitator and enjoy working with premarital couples. I strive to have an LGBTIQ+ inclusive practice and welcome couples, relationships, families, and individuals with a variety of sexual orientations, gender identities, love styles, and relationship configurations.
Clinical Supervision, Consultation, and Supervision Mentorship
I offer clinical supervision for therapists and counselors working towards their LMFT or LMHC credential in the states of North Carolina, Washington and Colorado. I also passionate about working with experienced clinicians in a case consultation role. I am nationally certified as an AAMFT Approved Supervisor. I also have experience as a supervision mentor and can provide it if you are wanting supervision of supervision to become trained as an AAMFT Approved Supervisor. I am currently offering these services virtually - so location is not a barrier.
Personally, I am grounded in a systemic approach to mindfulness-based experiential therapy with a social justice lens. I have extensive experience with couples and play therapy with children. As a supervisor, my goal is to assist you with becoming the best therapist you can be, congruent with your own worldview and therapeutic approach. I especially enjoy connecting theory to practice, and self-of-the-therapist work. My 10 years of experience as a core faculty member and professor in an MFT graduate program have given me a comfortable foundation to work within a wide variety of modern and post-modern models. My own diverse work experience and years of supervision also allow me to feel competent in supporting individuals in working with a variety of client populations and settings - including private practice or agency work, and work with children (for play therapy), adolescents, individuals, couples, and families.
Personally, I am grounded in a systemic approach to mindfulness-based experiential therapy with a social justice lens. I have extensive experience with couples and play therapy with children. As a supervisor, my goal is to assist you with becoming the best therapist you can be, congruent with your own worldview and therapeutic approach. I especially enjoy connecting theory to practice, and self-of-the-therapist work. My 10 years of experience as a core faculty member and professor in an MFT graduate program have given me a comfortable foundation to work within a wide variety of modern and post-modern models. My own diverse work experience and years of supervision also allow me to feel competent in supporting individuals in working with a variety of client populations and settings - including private practice or agency work, and work with children (for play therapy), adolescents, individuals, couples, and families.
Mindfulness Instruction
I am trained as a mindfulness instructor, teacher, and facilitator. I have 20 years of experience with mindfulness practice, having sat over 150 days in residential retreats in a variety of traditions. My personal practice is most grounded in the Insight Meditation tradition, though I take an integrative approach to facilitating mindfulness practice that includes neuroscience and clinical research. Over the past 10 years, I have incorporated mindfulness into my teaching, research, and clinical work as a foundation for helping people to connect more deeply to themselves and others in authentic and skillful ways. I am passionate about the application of mindfulness to relationships to promote presence, empathy, compassion, and joy. I am a certified mindfulness instructor through MNDFL.
I have 15 years of experience teaching mindfulness to a wide variety of students, clients, and educational audiences. I offer individual instruction as well as group and agency-wide trainings. Please contact me for more information.
I have 15 years of experience teaching mindfulness to a wide variety of students, clients, and educational audiences. I offer individual instruction as well as group and agency-wide trainings. Please contact me for more information.
Speaking, Teaching, and Training
I have experience providing training to a variety of audiences including the general public, therapists, and corporate or agency settings. My main areas of expertise include relational mindfulness and systemic perspectives of mindfulness, embodied social justice, clinician and supervisor self-care (mitigating compassion fatigue), bringing connection and building authentic relationship in the workplace, best practices in couples therapy, and general MFT topics. Please contact me if you are interested in hiring me for a training or speaking engagement.
