South of the Downtown Central Library on SW Taylor Street, between SW 10th and SW 11th Streets. Close to both the Max and Trolley lines in the Jeffrey Center Building, 1020 SW Taylor.
Routine: Phone calls returned within one business day.
American Counseling Association
NAADAC: The Association of Addiction Professionals
Academy of Eating Disorders
American Mental Health Alliance - Oregon
$100 per 50 minute Individual session
$150 per 75 minute Couple session
Chemical Dependency Assessment (Please call for fee)
Extended appointments available.
Spiritual Exploration and Personal Growth
Self Discovery, Aspirations, and Achievement of Goals
Transitions and Adjustments to Change
Community Mental Health: Individual and Group Psychotherapy
Dual Diagnosis and Chemical Dependency Counseling
Kartini Clinic for Eating Disorders: Individual, Group, and Family Psychotherapy and Yoga Classes
Patient & Client Populations Served
I believe what I can offer clients is insight, encouragement, honest direct feedback, kindness, support, new skills, and customer service. My orientation is organic to the counseling session, shaped by individual client needs, the therapeutic relationship we establish, and existential, narrative, and cognitive behavioral approaches to counseling. To me, therapy is a collaborative process between my clients and myself. Periodically, I encourage a client to speak up about any changes they would like to make concerning therapy: how often we meet, whether the client would like to continue or not, and how I might serve them better. In my experience with people, I have come to recognize the exquisite uniqueness of each individual and their life circumstances. I invite my clients wholeness into our sessionstheir strengths, talents, humor, interests, and preferences as well as areas they see as problematic or in need of change.
I have great respect for those who are willing to put the time, effort, and emotional work into making their lives more satisfying. I believe that counseling can contribute to this endeavor because it offers a regular time for self examination, feedback, exploration of options, and skill building. I have dedicated my life to being of service and a positive change agent to others. What this means is that I do my own inner and outer work, both professionally and personally, hoping this work will be reflected in the sessions I provide to others as well as in my own life.
I welcome clients who choose to work in the context of spiritual beliefs and practices and have specific knowledge of Eastern Spiritual Traditions, Christianity, Meditation, and the Practice of Yoga. However, I support the right of individuals to choose beliefs (or not) in matters of spirituality.