Hi there! Tay, a Professional Counselor Associate. I hold a Master’s degree in Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy and a certificate in Ecotherapy from Lewis and Clark Graduate School. I’m also part of the Affirm Program, which means I am a non-binary clinician committed to providing affirming care to the two-spirit, trans, and non-binary communities through a trauma-informed lens.

Originally from the East Coast, my intention is to balance direct communication with gentleness. My sessions can feel more like talking around a campfire rather than catching up over lunch. We’ll talk at a slower pace, there will be intentional silence, and you will have the option to engage with ecotherapy and mindfulness practices to get in touch with what you’re thinking and feeling (emotionally and somatically).

I work primarily from an Existential-Humanistic orientation. This means that we’ll look at how your relationships and social context influence who you are, as well as how the universal challenges of being human (death, isolation, meaninglessness, and freedom) impact your ability to live authentically. For couples and relationships, you will notice that I tend to focus on understanding emotions, communicating more authentically, and accepting yourself and your people as beings in constant flux rather than static “things.”

We may be a good fit if you are: