Being born in New York and raised in Berkeley, California, during the 60-70's, I had an eclectic beginning. My father, a pediatrician and giant, became sick and died in our home when he was twenty-nine years old and I was two. A thing that framed my early years and shaped me. Always a bit of an odd duck, I moved straight to the Castro once freed from high school, and immersed myself in the world of the 1980's San Francisco and the AID's epidemic. I attended SFSU with a formative education in Women's and Ethnic studies. In 1990, ready for life anew, I moved to Seattle, a place I've called home ever since. I started my nursing career as a graduate from Seattle Central, then went on for a Bachelors at UW. Being a nurse means the world to me and I'm grateful for all that it's taught me about being human - about suffering and loss, and about love and recovery. I enjoyed a private practice on Queen Anne for a decade, with a focus on early/complex trauma, until Covid. Because in-person therapy is my practice preference, I made the hard decision to pause. Now, nearly 5 years later, I'm thrilled to be relaunching my practice with a beautiful new office in Fremont, Seattle. ADA - wheelchair accessible.
Mission: To create a place safe enough for the truth, as that happens over time, held by the solidity of the therapeutic relationship, so that mending and growth happens.
I offer counseling for individuals, couples, and family groups, as well as limited in-home and telephonic appointments for established clients, or for those whom leaving the home is distressing. Please feel free to give me a call with any questions or to request a free phone consultation (~20min) as a preliminary "get to know you" conversation. From there we would schedule an initial office appointment to further explore presenting problems, goals of treatment, and therapeutic fit. I encourage people to shop around for the counselor best suited to their needs and can provide a referral to an alternative practitioner as well.
