co-founder, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate

Supervisor: Daniel Sweeney, PhD, LMFT (CA), LPC (OR), ACS, RPT-S™ (OR License #C1232)

Currently accepting new clients. I work with children, teens, adults, couples and families.

The most important aspect of counseling is for you to experience a therapeutic environment that is warm, accepting, empathetic, encouraging, and patient. In that environment, you are empowered to know your inherent value and worth, and find ways to access the inner wisdom to guide you toward your goals. I help clients acquire new tools and experiment with new behaviors and ways of thinking to create the desired changes in their lives and relationships.

I welcome individuals, couples, and families dealing with relationship conflicts, parenting, depression, anxiety, trauma, developing sexual health, life stress & balance, or personal identity. I was a teacher for many years and welcome children ages 3 and up for play therapy to help them communicate their inner experiences as they learn new skills and practice new ways of coping. It would be a privilege to walk beside you on your journey.

My favorite things are spending time with my husband, our four children and their partners, and snuggling our 2 grandkiddos. In my free time I love all sorts of books, quilting, knitting, and gardening.

Additional Training/Certifications:

• MA in Marriage, Couples, and Family Counseling - George Fox University

  • BS in Liberal Studies (Psychology & Music) - Portland State University

• Member of American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy

  • Gottman Method Couples Therapy (Levels 1 & 2)

  • Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (Externship)

  • Restoration Therapy (Level 1)

• Member of Association for Play Therapy

  • Child-Centered Play Therapy

  • Child-Parent Relationship Therapy

  • Sandtray Therapy

  • Attachment Aware Expressive Play Therapy

• Member of EMDR International Association

  • EMDR Trauma Therapy (Infants, Children, Adolescents & Adults)

    • EMDR and the treatment of Anxiety Disorders

    • EMDR with Complex Trauma & Dissociation (adults, children & teens)

    • G-TEP & Children’s G-TEP (Group Traumatic Events Protocol)

    • R-TEP & E-TEP (Recent Traumatic Events Protocol)

• CAMS - Collaborative Assessment & Management of Suicidality

Presentation/Workshop Facilitator:

• Building a Bully-Free Community…The Power of One (Faith Community Presentation, Sept. 2024 - Lake Oswego, OR)

• EMDR with Children & Adolescents: Play Therapy Techniques to Increase Engagement with EMDR Phases 1-4 (Trauma Recovery EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs Conference, Aug. 2024 - Philadelphia, PA)

• Helping Kiddos With Big Behaviors (PTA Presentation, Jan. 2024 - Wilsonville, OR)

• Improvisation in Play Therapy: Prescriptive Interventions to Meet Your Client’s Needs ( Association for Play Therapy International Conference, Oct. 2023 - Palm Springs, CA)

• RelateStrong Workshop Facilitator (Couples & Individuals, 2021 - present)