How I can help. 

When I became a parent I learned first-hand how life-altering this transition can be. How anxious or depressed thoughts can make it difficult or impossible to feel present and joyful with your children. I’ve experienced and seen how even the most seemingly aligned and committed relationships can be rocked by the transition into co-parenthood. My experience working as a child and family therapist, and years spent supporting foster and adoptive parents allowed me to witness the beautiful and brilliant ways that people parent children.

Being a parent is my favorite thing. I want every person raising a child to experience joy in their parenting relationship.

Perinatal Support 
“Perinatal Mental Health” is a term for mental health concerns related to pregnancy.  I offer support related to conception/infertility/ARM,  pregnancy,  perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (depression, anxiety, OCD), pregnancy loss, abortion, and processing your birth story. 

Parenting
Maybe you grew up in a family where healthy parenting and relationships were not modeled for you. Breaking these patterns and learning new ways of relating and forming a family is vitally important work.

Queer Family Formation
As a queer wife and mother I have also experienced the unique challenges (and beauty!) that come with family creation and parenting. I love working with queer families to navigate family formation and parenting. 

Adoption & Foster Care
Many people choose to become parents or grow their families through adoption or foster care. In 2017 I received a postgraduate certificate in Adoptive & Foster Family Therapy through Portland State University.  I spent many years working with youth and families in the foster care system, and I love helping families navigate the complexities involved in adoption and foster care. If you would like to explore whether these paths are right for you, or you have already grown your family through adoption and/or foster care, I would love to  help!


**At this time all sessions are held virtually via the Simple Practice system. You can use a laptop, tablet, or smart phone to attend sessions**