About Me

My Approach

I am a licensed marriage and family therapist, certified in Relational Life Therapy, practicing couples therapy in Portland Oregon.


As a depth-oriented marriage and family therapist, I work with individuals and couples, specializing in LGBTQ+ relationships. My practice integrates psychodynamic, narrative, collaborative, intergenerational, and systemic frameworks, and I am also certified in Terry Real’s model, Relational Life Therapy (RLT).

My therapeutic approach focuses on building relational insight, challenging anti-relational behaviors, and developing self-acceptance and a strong relational skillset. My style is warm, direct, and infused with good humor.

I recognize that the therapeutic relationship exists within a powerful health system and that identity and social location significantly shape how mental health and illness are experienced and expressed. A key aspect of growth, both in my personal life and professional practice, involves deepening awareness societal and core belief systems manifest in the present moment, developing

Specialities

I am a licensed marriage and fsamily therapist in Pwork with couples and partners.

I specialize in working with LGBTQ+ individuals & relationships.

I work with transmasc and cisgender men on issues of identity and relational skill building

I am trained thru the Relational Life and certified in Relational Life Therapy, a transformational couples therapy model developed by Terry Real.

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Training and Education

Master's degree in Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy from Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling

  • Training aligns with COAMFTE standards, emphasizing systemic and relational therapy models

  • Two-year certification in Relational Life Therapy, a couples therapy model developed by couples and family therapist Terry Real.

  • Postgraduate training includes:

    • Couples Therapy and Interpersonal Neurobiology (Dan Siegel)

    • Sex Therapy (Martha Kauppi)

    • Sensorimotor Therapy (Pat Ogden)

    • Treating Complex Trauma and Internal Family Systems (Frank Anderson)

    • Collective Trauma and Healing (Thomas Huebl)

    • Polyvagal Theory Informed Trauma Assessment (Deb Dana)

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