“Above all, remember that the meaning of life is to live it as if it were a work of art.
You’re not a machine.
When you’re young, start working on this great work of art called your own existence.”
I am a licensed psychotherapist and psychoanalyst in private practice in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood.
I am not currently accepting new clients.
Therapeutic Approach
I believe that the heart of most personal issues are relational in nature and that a safe, trusted relational home is needed in which to experience healing and transformation. My hope is that you may experience growing inner freedom and self-awareness in your relationship with yourself and others.
In our times together, I will be paying particular attention to your family dynamics, personal organizing principles, questions of personal meaning, and your interpersonal style of relating. These dynamics are often revealed within the "here-and-now" of our therapeutic relationship, providing us the opportunity to process how we are impacted by each other and thereby gain awareness of who you are and who you want to become.
My areas of clinical experience include: grief and loss; interpersonal relationship issues; life transitions; trauma and abuse related to gender, race, religion and sexual orientation; depression and anxiety; adoption-related issues; marital/couple issues; sexual addiction; cultural and spiritual identity issues.
My therapeutic philosophy has been shaped by psychodynamic theory, relational psychoanalysis, child development and attachment theory, object relations, intersubjective systems theory, and contemporary self psychology.
Education and Experience
I am deeply committed to my own ongoing growth and development. I received a Doctoral degree (PsyD) in psychoanalysis which included four years of psychoanalytic training at the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis (ICP) in Los Angeles. I have a Master's degree in Counseling with a Certificate in Domestic Violence from The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology.
My 17+ years of post graduate experience encompasses work with adults, couples, and children in various clinical settings, including community mental health, psychiatric inpatient, graduate school teaching, and private practice.
I am a member of the following organizations:
Fees & Billing
My fee ranges from $120 to $215 per 55 minute session. A reduced rate may be considered on a case-by-case basis when use of insurance or payment of my full fee is not feasible.
Payment by credit, debit, or HSA card is required at the time of service via a secure client portal. Prior to our first session, I will email you access to the portal. Thereafter, you will be able to access it here:
If you wish to use insurance, I recommend contacting your insurance company prior to our meeting to determine your plan's reimbursement rate for out-of-network mental health services. I will provide you with monthly statements which may be submitted to your insurance company for your potential reimbursement.
“Out beyond ideas of rightdoing and wrongdoing there is a field.
I will meet you there.
When the soul lies down in that grass,
the world is too full to talk about.”
Contact Me
or by phone at 206.329.5146