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About My Clients
Have you ever looked at your life and wondered, "when did things get so tough?" Maybe you're the parent of young children but feel more like a circus wrangler who finds yourself yelling more than you'd like to. Or maybe you're a nervous teen who exhausts yourself trying hard to fit in and wishing you had more confidence. I work with young individuals and families who are facing interpersonal challenges to promote healing from past traumas, difficult relationships, and overwhelming feelings.
My Background and Approach
I have nearly 2 decades of experience in the field and have been a counselor since 2010 and a board approved counseling supervisor in Alaska since 2015. While my specialty tends to be working with youth, parents, and families, I enjoy working with people of all ages and walks of life. I have advanced trainings in the treatment of trauma, chronic stress/anxiety, family systems, and parenting and I would consider myself an attachment-focused and trauma-informed therapist. I draw from a variety of interventions and techniques to help support those I work with achieve more balance in their lives. It takes a lot of guts to see a therapist and share your story and I feel honored and privileged to hold space with my clients and help them work through their unique challenges. Maintaining a strong therapeutic relationship rooted in professionalism and playfulness will be my responsibility while we work together to accomplish the goals you want to set.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I believe that the vast majority of us are just doing the best that we can on this wild journey we call life. We don't have all the answers and we screw up. Other people cause us hurts that we have a hard time letting go of, so we carry it around. Whether your insides match your outsides (or not), we are all human before all else. I’m going to show up to our sessions with a genuine concern for how you’re doing, a professional curiosity to get to know what’s important to you and how I can help you move closer toward those things, and an eagerness to help you understand yourself and your life circumstances a little better. I’m also going to show up with humor, relatable examples, and the occasional bad word (when it’s appropriate!) My hope is that through showing you my authentic self you are able to feel relaxed and secure being uniquely you in our sessions, which will make our time together more meaningful and effective.