Therapy is a space to strengthen your foundation and move toward the life you want to build. I work with teens, adults, and parents who are ready to make meaningful, sustainable changes—whether that means managing stress more effectively, improving communication, or creating healthier boundaries. Many of my clients are working to reconnect with their bodies, values, and inner voice after feeling stuck in roles or patterns that no longer serve them.

As a queer clinician and trauma-informed practitioner, I bring both lived experience and evidence-based tools to our work together. I aim to create a supportive, accountable therapeutic environment where you’re seen fully — for your identities, your strengths, and the challenges you’re ready to address.

Grief & Loss
Grief shows up in many forms — not only after death, but in endings, transitions, and unmet expectations. I help clients navigate grief with clarity and intention, acknowledging the complexity of loss and guiding you to process painful emotions in ways that move you toward integration and forward momentum. Together, we’ll work to honor what’s been lost while building resilience and meaning for what comes next.

Working With Healthcare Professionals
Healthcare professionals often carry the emotional load of caring for others, leaving little room to process their own stress, exhaustion, moral complexity, or secondary trauma. In sessions, we focus on practical strategies for boundaries, self-reflection, and sustainable wellbeing, balancing compassion with accountability so you can show up for your work and yourself. This isn’t just support — it’s active growth designed to strengthen both your professional life and personal boundaries.

Gender & Sexual Identity
Exploring gender and sexual identity can be deeply affirming, and sometimes disorienting. I’m here to support you through identity development, coming out decisions, navigating systems, and self-acceptance, always with respect for your pace and goals. My approach is affirming, direct, and grounded in helping you clarify who you are and how you want to live that identity with confidence and integrity.

How We Work Together
I see therapy as a collaborative process — one where we identify your goals, challenge patterns that hold you back, and build skills that help you take action in your daily life. Whether you’re experiencing grief, wrestling with professional demands, or deepening your sense of self, I’m here to help you move toward change with courage, accountability, and clarity.

My style is warm, down-to-earth, and flexible—sometimes reflective, sometimes skills-based, always guided by curiosity and care. My goal is to help you clarify what matters most, build confidence in your own strengths, and create real change you can feel in your relationships and routines.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Work Associate with the State of Washington (# SC70018336). I regularly seek consultation from colleagues as well as my licensed supervisor, Katherine Walter, MSW, LICSW, CSW-G (LICSW #LW 60136151).