I received my Master of Arts in Counseling from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon in 2009. Prior to earning my master’s, I worked with various homeless and at-risk groups; young children; high school and college students.
Since earning my MA, I have worked in Community Mental Health, The Portland DBT Institute, and have been in private practice since July of 2016. I’ve been intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). I used DBT primarily for the first eight or so years of counseling, including leading DBT skills groups for teens, young adults, adults, and parents. I have completed a comprehensive training in Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) via Dan Siegel’s Mindsight Institute, a 7 month Foundations of Polyvagal Informed Practice intensive training through the Polyvagal Institute, and am excited to be joining the Polyvagal Training team as a consultant for Deb Dana’s Foundations of Polyvagal Informed Practice through PESI.
I love this work and feel very grateful this is what I get to do.