About Me
About Me
I was born and raised in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area of Minnesota. I am a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in psychological trauma, especially extreme forms of abuse and neglect, survivors or high control groups, trafficking, and RAMCOA. My primary clinical practice is in Washington state (Spectrum Psychological Associates), but I can also provide telehealth and time-limited in-pereson services in any PsyPact participating state (for a map of PsyPact participating states, click here).
I have received advanced training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and I am a certified consultant for Anchored Relational Therapy, a dignity-based approach for working with individuals with histories of complex trauma and dissociative abilities. I am passionate about a number of social justice causes and believe that my role as a psychologist includes a responsibility of advocacy to curb the social barriers and systemic factors that contribute to the distress of the people I serve. I approach my work with humility and humor, honoring each person and their unique story.
Professional Experience
I 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 difficulties. I also provided hospital-wide, trauma-specific consultation.
I am the president-elect of the Washington State Psychological Association's board of trustees. I have held faculty appointments in the PsyD in Clinical Psychology program at Antioch University, Seattle, and the Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine. I have served as an associate editor for the Journal of Threat Assessment and Management and serve on the editorial board for the journals Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, & Policy published by division 56 (Trauma Psychology) of the American Psychological Association and Psychological Injury and Law published by Springer. I served on the executive committee for Division 56 (Trauma Psychology) of the American Psychological Association (convention programming chair, 2023-2024, award committee chair, 2025). I am a co-author on the American Psychological Association's Professional Practice Guidelines for the Assessment of Psychological Trauma in Adults. I am also a member of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD).
Who I serve
Although my clinical practice is currently full, I am still accepting new referrals for forensic evaluation and expert testimony services as well as individual, group, and organizational consultation.
Unfortunately, dignity-based, liberatory psychological services informed by the most up-to-date understandings of severe forms of abuse, neglect, and maltreatment are largely inaccessible. My colleagues and I are trying to change this and, earlier in 2026, we founded the Program for the Advancement of Trauma Healing (PATH)- A nonprofit training clinic for psychology graduate student trainees, predoctoral interns, and postdoctoral fellows to receive advanced training in psychological trauma while providing much needed services to the public. Services to the public will be available in September, 2026, so check back for more information.
I adopt a stance of personal and cultural humility and I have experience working with people from many different backgrounds. I am particularly passionate about working with LGBTQ+ individuals; Black, Indigenous, and other Persons of the Global Majority; individuals with disabilities; and others who have experienced similar systemic oppression. I honor and value the cultural communities we belong to and see trauma resolution as a fundamentally liberatory process. My approach is both culturally sensitive and culturally specific, deconstructing the role of cultural hegemony of the white cishetero-patriarchy in the marginalization of targeted communities.