About Me

Research shows the most important predictor of positive outcomes in therapy is the relationship between the client and therapist.

If we might sit across from each other for 50 minutes every week, I think it is helpful (and only fair!) for you to know a bit about me and why I am a therapist.

  • M.A.Ed., Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Seattle University, Seattle, WA (2023)

    M.Ed., Student Development Administration, Seattle University, Seattle, WA (2015)

    B.S., Business & Economics, Accounting, North Park University, Chicago, IL (2010)

  • Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate (LMHCA), Washington State Department of Health, #MC 61478993

    National Certified Counselor (NCC), National Board for Certified Counselors, #1727977

Background

I first sought therapy in my 20s when I realized that my past experiences, fears, and anxiety were getting in the way of the life I had envisioned for myself. My initial time in therapy allowed me to understand the why and how of my behaviors and emotions and gave me permission to own my needs and desires. I finally understood what a powerful tool therapy could be (after years of telling myself and others that I didn’t need any help!) and how impactful a good therapist was. Ten years later, I have the incredible privilege to be able to be that therapist for others and witness the growth and determination of each of my clients.

I grew up in Massachusetts, attended college in Southern California and then Chicago, and moved to Seattle over 11 years ago to look at trees and escape the blizzards of my youth. My undergraduate degree is in accounting, which I had decided on out of a fear of being unemployable and a love of solving puzzles. My skills as an accountant kept me employed but unfulfilled, and after a few years of tax seasons and balance sheets, I knew I wanted to do something more relational.

My previous participation in student government in college led me to my next career field, student affairs in higher education. It was in this graduate program that I first took a counseling course and used those counseling skills with almost every student I worked with over the next several years at a variety of universities and community colleges. I found myself having conversations about mental health again and again with countless students of all ages. I realized that my favorite part of any day was the one-on-one conversations I had with students about their personal and professional development, and knew that a career in higher education administration would not be the place where I could continue to have those conversations. I decided to shift career paths again and move into mental health counseling.