LET'S SLOW DOWN TOGETHER.
We live in a harsh world. Therapy can be a place to step out of the noise long enough to be able to hear your own thoughts, your heart, and your body's messages. I take a holistic, collaborative approach to therapy, grounded in the belief that healing happens in relationship and on its own timeline. Together, we’ll make space for what you’re experiencing, understand the patterns that may be keeping you stuck, and reconnect with what matters to you.
My work draws from mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and intersectional feminist perspectives. I’m interested not only in what’s happening inside you, but also in the culture, expectations, and systems that shape your experience. Our work will help you feel less alone in the perinatal period and change your relationship to unhelpful messages from our dominant culture.
The goal isn't to become a better version of yourself.
It's to become more fully yourself.
What it's like to work with me
Therapy with me is thoughtful, conversational, and collaborative. We’ll slow things down enough to notice what’s happening beneath the surface—not just what you think you should be feeling or doing.
We might talk about anxiety, perfectionism, resentment, grief, relationships, identity, motherhood, or a transition you didn't expect to be navigating.
Sometimes we'll make sense of a pattern. Sometimes we'll sit with something that doesn't have an easy answer. Sometimes we'll laugh, and maybe even have some fun.
I may offer reflection, psychoeducation, or practical resources when they're useful, but I don't believe therapy is about giving you a list of things to fix.
We’re creating space for you to understand yourself, make choices that reflect your values, and move through change with more self-trust.
My style is warm, informal, and occasionally irreverent. I believe therapy can hold both depth and humor—and that meaningful change doesn't have to happen through constant self-improvement.
Who tends to feel at home here?
Many of my clients identify as creative, spiritual, driven, or highly sensitive individuals. Often, they struggle with letting go of perfectionistic tendencies. My clients appreciate an integrative approach that explores their values, challenges unhelpful societal norms, and helps them connect to their intuition. Everyone I work with wants to explore identity shifts associated with pregnancy, birth, grief, or changes in relationships or work.
Clients who tend to thrive in my practice often connect with my holistic, feminist, informal, and humor-infused style. I believe that while life can be challenging, therapy doesn't always need to be serious. In fact, humor and playfulness can be useful tools for quieting anxiety and perfectionism.
My work with clients centers on fostering personal agency, examining the societal systems that influence our self-narratives, rewilding, and working together at a pace that allows for meaningful and lasting change. While I may occasionally offer education, tools, or practical resources (particularly for new parents), the core of my practice emphasizes our therapeutic relationship, your values, processing grief, and cultivating self-compassion.
If you are looking for solution-focused therapy, short-term therapy, or an approach that heavily incorporates structure, skills, and homework, I would be happy to provide you with referrals to providers who might be a better fit.
You don't need to arrive with a clear goal or a plan for how therapy should go. We can figure that out together.
I believe:
You are more than your symptoms.
Your relationships, culture, and environment all shape how you experience the world.
Your body has information worth listening to.
Healing isn't about overriding yourself. It's about developing a different relationship with your thoughts, emotions, body, and nervous system.
You don't have to become perfect to be okay.
Growth isn't linear, and none of us were meant to navigate life's transitions alone.
When I may recommend a different level of care
Best fit for counseling services is an ongoing assessment. If your primary concerns are or become outside of my scope of practice, I will refer you to another provider to enhance our treatment team or transition to alternative care outside of my practice. We can discuss this during the course of our work together as things arise.
If you are in crisis, please call 911 or the Whatcom County Crisis Line at: 800-584-3578.
