Support for individuals experiencing emotional health needs through the reproductive lifespan

“… A fracture appears. You fall to your knees and wonder: is it situational, historical, chemical, ancestral, psychological, mental? It may be all of these. It may be none. Is it just who I am? ”

For over 25 years I have worked with expectant and new parents throughout the lifespan. I can support you in a wide range of experiences. Whether you are on your path to becoming parents, in the thick of postpartum distress, or empty nesters, I can help put a plan into place so that you can start feeling better right away. We can also work deeper and hold space for the bigger things that come up during times of big changes. Some of the areas that I specialize in:

  • Perinatal loss

  • Infertility, conception, and the path to becoming parents

  • Mood changes in pregnancy or postpartum including perinatal anxiety and depression

  • Birth trauma, medical trauma, lactation trauma

  • Support for individuals with a history of perinatal mental health challenges or who are coming into pregnancy/postpartum with existing mental health needs

  • Support for individuals who had difficult childhood experiences and who are expecting or parenting and wrestling with becoming the parent you want to be

  • Individuals wrestling with the internalized messages that we have received as women and femmes, messages around mothering and parenting, and the myth of having it all

  • I generally work with gestational and non gestational moms, non-binary, trans and cis moms at any stage of becoming parents or parenting. I welcome cis men and dads into family therapy when this is indicated/wanted by the primary client

  • I am not taking new clients at this time.

Therapeutic Modalities & Certifications

I use a range of tools to support reflection, healing, and growth. My clinical style weaves psychodynamic depth with concrete tools to reduce common mental health symptoms. I often use tools from the modalities listed here, as well we will explore your internalized messages, intersectional identities, and how these impact your current moment.

  • Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C) through Postpartum Support International

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma intervention

  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is a trauma intervention

  • Promoting First Relationships (PFR) is a parent-infant intervention

  • Secure Beginnings- Center for Object Relations 3 year Certificate

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Practice Details

    • I charge $225 for 75 minute initial evaluation, $180 per 53 minute session, $160 per 45 minutes session.

    • I am in-network with: Premera, LifeWise, Regence, Cigna, Molina, First Choice, Kaiser PPO & HMO, and Lyra EAP.

    • I am able to bill out-of-network for most other plans.

    • Please confirm that I am in-network with your specific plan prior to beginning care.

    • I am currently only providing telehealth therapy.

    • I generally schedule 53 minute appts weekly, as your needs change we can decide together how often we meet.

    • Appointments are conducted via Google Meet, a HIPAA compliant platform.

    • Can I bring my baby/child? Childcare is hard to find and should never be a barrier to mental health care. Infants and children are welcome in sessions! I also encourage parents to have defined spaces where you can think and have space, this need will be very different every parent. Additionally, depending on the age of the child we may need to table certain topics.

    • Do you provide couples counseling? I do not provide couples counseling, but I welcome partners into session when it meets a specific therapeutic needs.

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“The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy".

—Pema Chodron