My
therapeutic philosophy is centered on viewing the person in context of the family they grew up in and seeing how what they
learned there relates to their current situation.
My clinical
interest is centered around dealing with the traumas found in both the ordinary and the extraordinary parts of life.
The way I work is to listen to you and discover your reality. If your map
of the situation needs updating, we can work on it together.
Sometimes we don't have control over what happens in our lives. We only have control
over how we decide to feel about it.
Besides my private practice, I have worked with Bellevue
Community Services as a therapist since 1997. At Bellevue Community Services I am the primary therapist for crisis intervention.
Prior to that I worked as a chemical dependency counselor
at Square One Chemical Dependency Services (1994 - 1995). I have additionally been trained and worked with issues of Sexual
Addiction. My experience in working with trauma was at the Crisis Clinic as a phoneworker (1989 - 2001).
Post Graduate Training
- EMDR Level I & II - EMDR Institute
- Divorce Mediation - Association of Family and Conciliation
Courts
- Critical Incident Debriefing - International Critical Incident Stress
Foundation
- Domestic Violence Treatment - Bartholomew and Associates
- Disaster Mental Health I - The American Red Cross
- The Virginia Satir Model - Northwest Satir Institute
- Medical Family Therapy - Seattle Pacific University
- Chemical Dependency Counseling - Bellevue Community College
Professional Associations
- Northwest Satir Institute - Past President
- American Red Cross - King & Kitsap Counties Past Disaster Mental
Health Chairperson
- American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy - Clinical Member
- Seattle Counselors Association - Member
Crisis Intervention Experience
- Crisis Clinic of Seattle - Phoneworker, Trainer
- Contact Helpline of TriCities - Training Director - Board Member
Disaster Responses with the Red Cross
- September 11, 2001 - Washington, DC
- Hurricane Charley - Port Charlotte, Florida
- Hurricane Katrina - Washington
Education
- Master of Science - Marriage and Family Therapy - Seattle
Pacific University 1998
- Bachelor of Science - Graphic Arts - Rochester Institute
of Technology 1971
Licenses
Newspaper Interviews
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