Therapy and Consultation

For the last sixteen years I have worked as a mental health therapist, specializing in trauma. I have worked in private practice and in community mental health. I also worked at the Portland VA Medical Center, first in the substance abuse disorders program, and then in the mental health clinic, where I worked with cases of severe trauma.

My clients come from all walks of life. Some have been unhoused or housing insecure; some have been economically privileged. I work with people who are writers, veterans, activists, new graduates, artists, retirees, healthcare providers, computer programmers, academics, or service workers. Many of my clients have marginalized identities, disabilities, and other aspects of self that traditional therapy was not originally designed to “hold.”

I’ve helped people find and lose themselves; get sober, get organized, get down to it; wrestle with gender and identity; discover a resilience they never knew they had; practice vulnerability in their relationships, and begin to use their power to disrupt systems of domination and oppression. I’ve been told I’m a “therapist’s therapist”: many of my clients are therapists themselves.

In addition to providing individual therapy, I have also supervised new therapists and provided case consultation to experienced practitioners. I have also offered continuing education classes and other trainings to therapists through universities and organizations.