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About My Clients
My clients are real-life heroes! They have the courage and determination to face their challenges and find their truths. I embrace the opportunity to join with them to offer support, encouragement and fresh new perspectives as they explore their relationships and identities within this world. I continue to learn and grow from my clients every single day, and it is my greatest joy.
My Background and Approach
I have been honored to serve individuals, couples, and families for over 20 years in the State of Oregon. I use a mindfulness and strengths-based approach in joining with clients and offer a "whole person" approach to caring for my clients, exploring individual experiences, the systems that impact them, and physical, healthy lifestyles. I have experience working with historical trauma and community barriers (such as poverty, isolation, lack of support systems, etc.). I am one contributor to the goals that you as the client will set for improved physical and emotional health, as well as developing a more robust and fulfilling life. In discussing difficult issues, I believe it's important to balance conversation with mild and gentle humor, yet also knowing when to "get serious" with a trauma informed approach. Specific treatment modalities are tailored to your needs and may include CBT, DBT, EMDR, SFT, Parent Effectiveness Training, Systems Theory and others.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I developed the intention to become a therapist at the age of 14, when I realized that many children are raised to silence their "voice". For the past 20 years, I have provided a safe and non-judgmental place for my clients to be heard and validated. Through the course of my career, I have developed an understanding for the impact of personal, generational and cultural trauma on vulnerable populations. As I assist individuals and families to process these traumas, I seek to empower them for an effective purpose in changing the world for future generations. Through my work with those impacted from community tragedies, I have seen people come together for mutual support, healing and "rising up from the ashes". This is my hope. I believe that we can call out the best in humanity to connect with each other on a meaningful level.