Are you the rainbow sheep of the family? Have you gone through life feeling like there’s some big inside joke everyone is in on except you? Do you get into arguments over family dinners with that one weird uncle about whether or not birds are real?

Have you ever felt like no one quite “gets” you? Do you want a counselor who shows up authentically as themselves—someone who can be serious but isn’t afraid to laugh with you (when appropriate, of course)?

If you said yes to any of these things, then I might be a good fit for you!

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My Counseling Philosophy

I believe that cultivating a welcoming, safe, and affirming space is essential to the counseling process. In my counseling room, you can expect to feel:

• Seen, heard, and valued

• Supported in exploring all parts of your identity

• Free to bring your whole self into the therapeutic relationship

I hold the belief that:

• We are all experts of our own experiences

• Our lives are shaped by how we interact with the world and how the world interacts with us

• Healing requires awareness of intersectionality and systemic injustice

Others have described my style as “warm, fun, authentic, and client-centered.”

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Therapeutic Approach

My framework is eclectic—more like a therapy quilt than a single blanket. While my work is rooted in Adlerian counseling theory (with its focus on community, connectedness, and authenticity), I also draw from:

• Queer theory and multicultural theory

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Radically Open DBT

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

• Creative interventions tailored to each client

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Areas of Focus

I have experience supporting clients navigating:

• Neurodivergence, Autism, ADHD

• 2SLGBTQIA+ identities and issues

• Disability and chronic illness

• Anxiety, depression, and trauma

• Attachment wounds and interpersonal issues

• Complex family dynamics and religious trauma

• Helping professions and burnout

• Asexuality and identity exploration

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Credentials & Training

• Master’s in Professional Mental Health Counseling (in progress) – Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling

• Bachelor’s in Music Education & Psychology – Pacific University

Specialized Training Includes:

• Geek Therapy (Josué Cardona)

• Counseling TNB Populations (Dr. Rafe McCullough)

• MIGDAS-2 Autism Diagnostic Interview Guidelines (Dr. Marilyn Monteiro)

Clinical Experience:

• Practicum at Lewis & Clark Community Counseling Center’s Transcendence program, working exclusively with TNB youth and young adults

As a geeky, TNB, and multiply-neurodivergent clinician myself, I especially enjoy working with clients who share these identities.

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Outside the Therapy Room

When I’m not in session, I enjoy spending time with my partner, bonus kid, dog, three cats, and four chickens. My hobbies include:

• Sewing and cross-stitching

• Baking bread (and making a mean caramel apple pie!)

• Thrift shopping and wandering the aisles of Ross, HomeGoods, and Marshalls

• Doomscrolling and watching random shows

• Exploring the outdoors (but never the beach—sand is my Kryptonite)

Fun Facts:

• I’m related to the Cake Boss

• I grew up in a tiny mountain town in California

• I played the trumpet professionally for almost a decade

• I was once going to be in a PBS Kids show

• I have personally fought the Oregon DMV …and won