I'm relaxed, patient, and informative. I don't want to be the Wizard of Oz doing magic behind a curtain; I try to teach you how to treat yourself.

I provided and supervised crisis services for 10 years, so nothing really throws me. I make a point to address the whole person, and particularly in respecting your right to set your goals, and choose what you want to share and when.

I like breaking down problems, or feelings, discovering what your real needs & values are, and then making a plan to intentionally making yourself into the person you want to be. Things are overwhelming when they stay tangled up together.

Have trouble communicating, or even knowing, exactly what they're thinking or feeling. I've had significant experience with gifted teens, self-injury, depression, trauma, dissociative disorders, and survivors of female sexual perpetrators.

I always wanted to help people, but in high-school I met someone with significant trauma and watched her recovery. It made me optimistic for everyone.