I will not rescue you. For you are not powerless. I will not fix you. For you are not broken. I will not heal you. For I see you, in your wholeness. I will walk with you through the darkness, as you remember your light.

Therapy is focused primarily on treating a diagnosis.  However, even with a diagnosis, the emphasis is on improving quality of life and finding life worth living. Emphasis on the diagnosis is hard and often not effective.  I have more freedom to see the whole person by not taking insurance at this time.

Dialectic Behavior Therapy

• Skill groups and individual therapy focused on learning skills and working through steps to build a life worth living. 
• Emotional Regulation, Distress Tolerance, Interpersonal Effectiveness and Mindfulness
• Adaptable for neuro-divergent individuals, family and adolescents.

Additional advanced training in Radically Open - Dialectic Behavior Therapy for Disorders of Over Control. 

Anxiety and OCD Therapy with ERP

• Diagnostic Evaluations for Anxiety vs OCD
• Experienced treatment with OCD and neurodivergence together
• Exposure and Reaction Prevention for phobias, OCD and other avoidance behaviors
• Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) - trichotillomania (Hairpulling), derma (skin picking) etc.
• Reducing compulsive behaviors that are interfering with quality of life with those with Autism Spectrum Disorders.  The baseline is different, however, working with compulsions is the same.

Neuro-diversity -- ADHD/ASD... 

• We have worked hard to stay on the front end of the affirming therapy approaches.  However, there is not enough research.  We have lived experience and parenting experience.  We are happy to talk about the training we have had.  
• We also work a lot with PDA profiles, whether you experience that as Pathological Demand Avoidance or   Pervasive Drive for Autonomy.  
• We are happy to work with a formal diagnosis or work on the symptoms as they present.  We understand that at this time it is often unattainable for folks to get a formal diagnosis by a neuropsychologist.

LGBTQIA+ Support in Trying Times

• Have questions?  Afraid to ask them?
• Doom scrolling?
• Trying to figure out if coming out is safe?
• Parents trying to find support, ask questions and get it “right”
• Transitioning? 
• Get support with an activist working to insure protection of LGBTQIA+ identities here in Washington State.

Individual coaching empowers you to achieve goals, and is rooted in focusing on the future. Coaching is often short-term and/or moves to another area of coaching or skills.

• Executive Functioning Coaching - teaches people how to organize, plan, prioritize, manage time, maintain focus, self-assess, and study efficiently. Self-management skills are increasingly important in a complex world with many distractions and competing priorities.
• Self-Regulation Coaching – teaches people how to manage their emotions, behavior, and body movement when they're faced with a tough situation. It also allows them to do that while staying focused and paying attention
• Study Skills – Teaching people how to organize and take in new information, retain information, and produce the learning points in a way that is effective
• Time Management/Organization – Prioritizing, Decision-making, Goal setting, Problem solving, Scheduling
• Procrastination/Perfectionism Coaching – Learn skills to manage time and emotions to get hard tasks completed in a timely manner
• Self-Compassion Training – learn how to change your self-talk from the critical, coach that is always yelling to the kind and patient coach that you need in your life to maintain focus and kindness
• Mindful-Based Stress Reduction Training - an eight-week evidence-based program that offers secular, intensive mindfulness training to assist people with stress, anxiety, depression and pain.