offering in-person office visits in Edmonds and telehealth visits throughout WA. Telehealth online video counseling services are available. In-person sessions are available on a limited sign-up basis. My work is primarily with adults, adolescents, and teens in individual therapy. My distinct specialty is working with individuals and families affected by mood disorders (bipolar, depression, schizoaffective). I also work with individuals with schizophrenia, PTSD, anxiety, autism spectrum, sexual abuse & assault history, dissociative disorders, psychosis & other related issues & diagnosable psychiatric "disorders". Counseling goals and work with individuals is collaborative. Client identified issues and goals inform the treatment plan. In therapy, relationship issues are often discussed since the complexity and intensity of many of our challenges are manifested and/or rooted in our relationships. My therapeutic approach relies on my client's increased capacity to affect realistic outcomes, and progressively less on the knowledge, training and expertise of the clinician. Goals include, knowledge, acceptance, self-determination and increased awareness of inherent social support and personal strengths and responsibility. Every individual has the capacity to make decisions, to accept and change the most complex, painful, or disturbing challenges in their lives. In the counseling office I rely heavily on a person's existing abilities and strengths, and help them discover or rediscover these qualities if they have lost sight of them.
