I have over 17 years experience working in a variety of mental health settings.  I received my bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Utah State University and went onto complete my Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of South Carolina.  

      I completed psychoanalytic training from the National Training Program at the National Institute of Psychotherapies (www.nipinst.org) located in NYC,  in December 2021. 

    My local clinical home is the Northwestern Psychoanalytic Society and Institute (NPSI): https://npsi.us.com.  I teach both at NPSI, as well as for the Seattle Psychoanalytic Society and Institute (SPSI): https://spsi.org

    Periodically, I teach/speak for the University of Washington.  I have predominantly taught courses on clinical social work and the impact of trauma on personality structure.    

    I am a passionate student of the arts--most especially drawing and writing.  

    I am licensed in Washington state as an (LICSW) LicensedIndependent Clinical Social Worker (#LW 60233674). I am licensed in New York State as an (LCSW) Licensed Clinical Social Worker (#094917).

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Clinical Affiliations: 

International Psychoanalytic Association

International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy

Northwestern Psychoanalytic Society and Institute

National Institute of Psychotherapies

Clinical Social Work Association

Seattle Psychoanalytic Society and Institute

Northwest Alliance for Psychoanalytic Study

National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis

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