Background
I grew up in Montana and studied at Harvard, then worked for a number of years as a freelance writer and editor. I have lived, studied meditation, and volunteered in India, Nepal, and Myanmar. I also served on staff at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, and pursued graduate work in Contemplative Psychotherapy at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado.
In 1999, I moved to Seattle, where I worked in social services and at the University of Washington (UW) and raised a family. I earned my MSW from UW in 2011. I have worked in a variety of counseling and therapeutic roles with individuals, couples, and families, and I have been in private practice since 2015.
More recently, my work has grown to include psychedelic-supported therapy. In 2023, I completed a year-long certification through the Integrative Psychiatry Institute in working therapeutically with entheogens, including psilocybin, MDMA (an empathogen), and ketamine (a dissociative). I offer psychedelic-supported therapy, including preparation, integration, and harm reduction, as well as microdosing coaching. I do not provide or administer substances.
In my free time I enjoy walking, hiking, backpacking, gravel biking, cold plunges, road trips, exploring new places, playing with dogs, live music and theater, music festivals, quilting, knitting, reading, board games, movies…
CREDENTIALS
I am licensed in Washington State to provide therapy and counseling as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW, #LW60668243, since 2015.
I regularly supplement my training with continuing education to keep my skills and knowledge base up-to-date and relevant, and I subscribe to the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics.