A little about me 

I help teenagers and young adults who are struggling with who they are and what their purpose is find what is meaningful.

Humans are programmed to seek out pleasure and avoid pain. Unfortunately, our society also communicates that pain is something to be avoided, eliminated and hidden away. When pain inevitably arises then from being human, we are stuck between a rock and a hard place and often lost at what to do with it. Additionally, pushing against our pain tends to enlarge it, making it into something more terrible, frightening and impossible to manage. My job is to walk alongside you, to help open your arms to the full range of human experience which includes both pain and joy. Sadness and fulfillment. Despair and laughter. To teach and guide that our emotions and painful thoughts and memories are not something to run from but in fact are a part of our humanity. To find purpose and meaning in life that often are lost when our agenda becomes choosing the path that avoids discomfort and pain. I utilize humor, genuineness, compassion and coaching to help you reach the version of yourself you may know you want or have not yet found.

I am a psychologist resident with a PsyD degree from Pacific University. I also have a masters in sport and performance psychology. I am under the supervision of Dr Sanderson (PsyD, MBA). I primarily work from an Acceptance and Commitment therapy lens (ACT). In my free time I enjoy caring way too much about my favorite sports teams, being outside, and convincing my partner that it is time for us to get a dog.