My story and how I came to this particular soul-inspired path…

Healing isn’t about fixing what’s broken—it’s about remembering what’s true. I show up as a therapist with a deep commitment to authenticity, embodiment, and relational repair—honoring the wisdom of the body and the truth of who you are, beyond conditioning, trauma, or dogma.

As a gay, queer woman, United States Navy Veteran, and complex trauma survivor, I bring lived experience to this work—offering presence not from a place of authority, but from one of reverence. I lost my mother to suicide, and that experience brought me face-to-face with grief in its rawest form. I don’t share this for sympathy, but because I know how vital it is to feel met—human to human, nervous system to nervous system.

That loss, though profound, was one layer of a much longer story. I was raised by two active alcoholics in strict conservative environments—first as a Jehovah’s Witness, then in fundamentalist Christianity. These early experiences shaped my sense of self, safety, and spirituality. As I grew older and began to come into my queerness, I also began questioning the rigid dogmas I was handed. The deeper I explored my own identity, the clearer it became just how much harm can be done in the name of religion—especially to LGBTQIA+ folx and anyone who doesn’t conform to narrow definitions of worth, belonging, or truth.

It wasn’t until I was a sophomore in college that I finally broke free from organized churches and began to cultivate my own spiritual path. I became a seeker the moment I left—longing to make meaning of this life and explore what else could be true. I studied countless faiths, ancient and modern, mystical and earth-based, and slowly carved out a spiritual life that is deeply meaningful, radically honest, and entirely my own. My practice today is grounded in presence, connection, and awe, far from the constraints of organized religion. I’ve learned that it’s possible to be spiritually connected without spiritual control—and that truth lives in the body as much as it does in belief.

I spent my 20s in the art world, pursuing my dream of becoming a full-time potter and gallery owner. In time, my passions shifted. I became certified in personal training and spent several years helping people transform their relationships with food and their bodies—and, more importantly, with themselves.

In my late 20s, I felt called toward more service-oriented work. After considering the Peace Corps, I joined the United States Navy at age 31. I spent six years witnessing the effects of trauma on the human biome. My role as a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Victim Advocate (SAPR-VA) for active duty service members further clarified the need for trauma-informed, nonjudgmental care—especially in systems that tend to silence or ignore pain.

It was from that place of conviction that I pursued my Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology at Bastyr University.

The modalities I offer you are intentional and lived. I’ve spent over a decade in therapy myself and have always been drawn to transformational learning. My work is rooted in authenticity, embodiment, identity reclamation, and trauma recovery. As we sit together and begin to untangle the stories, wounds, and longings you carry, I offer you space to be witnessed in your wholeness—not as a problem to be fixed, but as a person remembering who they are.