About

Becoming a therapist has been a long and winding path — one that's moved through business, technology, visual art, music, philosophy, and decades of contemplative practice. Each taught me something different about how to work with people: holding complexity without rushing toward resolution, finding structure inside what feels chaotic, and staying present with what is.

This life has been so many things. I've managed organizations, built technology, made images, sat in silence for long stretches, and been broken open by experiences I didn't choose. Management and technology taught me to think in systems — to see where things hold and where they break. Making art taught me to stay with not-knowing, and to deeply trust intuition. And decades of meditation, philosophical study, and deep inner practice taught me something no degree could — that the willingness to remain in contact with what is present in our lives is what allows the path to emerge.

How I Work

My approach to therapy is contemporary, integrative, and responsive. I work flexibly while centering my practice in an existential-humanistic framework — one that is less focused on diagnosing what is wrong and more focused on meeting what is real. In practice, we slow down. We attend to what is present in your experience and explore the patterns, tensions, and questions shaping life from the inside.

This work serves both self-understanding and the practical difficulties of life such as anxiety, depression, grief, substance use, and the kind of stuckness that doesn't always have a name. I also work with couples, where conflict, disconnection, and trust are often at the center.

Training & Credentials

I am a Professional Counselor Associate registered with the Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists. My training draws from existential-humanistic therapy, gestalt therapy, phenomenology, psychodynamic thought, mindfulness-based approaches, and contemporary psychology. I hold an M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a B.S. in Fine Art.

If something here resonates, you're welcome to reach out.

To read further, see existential-humanistic therapy or The Existential Lens.