I am a psychologist licensed in Washington state (License # PY.61155333) and I currently provide clinical services through Spectrum Psychological Associates of Washington. I was born and raised in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area of Minnesota. I have received advanced training in EMDR, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and the Adaptive Internal Relational (AIR) Network Model, a dignity-based approach for working with individuals with histories of complex trauma and neuro-dissociative states. I am passionate about a number of social justice causes and believe that my role as a psychologist also includes a responsibility of advocacy to curb the social barriers and ills that contribute to the distress of the people I serve. I approach my work with humility and humor, seeking to understand each person with whom I work and their unique story.
I obtained my Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Saint Thomas, obtained a Master of Arts in Counseling and Psychological Services, and earned my Doctor of Psychology degree from the Saint Mary's University of Minnesota's APA-accredited PsyD in Counseling Psychology program. I completed my APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship with Behavioral Health Network in western Massachusetts where I provided individual, couples, and group therapy in a community mental health setting and provided behavioral health consultation in a primary care setting. I completed my postdoctoral fellowship at the Trauma Disorders Program of Sheppard Pratt Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland where I provided inpatient and outpatient treatment to individuals with DID, Complex Posttraumatic Stress, and various other trauma- and dissociation-related disorders. I also provided hospital-wide, trauma-specific consultation. I am an adjunct faculty member in the PsyD in Clinical Psychology program through Antioch University in Seattle, WA. I serve as an associate editor for the APA-published Journal of Threat Assessment and Management and serve on the editorial board for the journal Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, & Policy published by division 56 (Trauma Psychology) of the American Psychological Association. I am also a member of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD).
I offer therapy and asessment to adolescents and adults 15 or older. Although I routinely work with individuals describing various different clinical concerns, I specialize in working with individuals who have experienced abuse or neglect in childhood and may carry diagnoses such as Dissociative Identity Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, or Major Depressive Disorder. I adopt a stance of personal and cultural humility with each individual that I work with. I have experience working with people from all walks of life and am particularly passionate about working with individuals from diverse backgrounds, including LGBTQ+ individuals, Black, Indigenous, and other Persons of Color, and individuals with disabilities. My approach is both culturally sensitive and culturally specific - deconstructing the role of dominant culture in the marginalization of underrepresented communities is a frequent feature of my therapeutic work.
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