Education and Experience

It’s important to know about your therapist’s training and experience!
Check mine out below!

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    Education and Professional Licensure

    Master of Social Work
    Eastern Washington University

    Licensed Independent Social Worker (LICSW) #LW61649307

    Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
    #LH61511269

    Member of the Washington Mental Health Counselors Association (WMHCA)

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    Trauma/Spiritual/Cult Abuse, Estrangement, Moral Injury

    Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist

    Cognitive Processing Therapy- Extensive Training

    Extensive High Demand & Control Group Training
    & Lived Experience

    Treating Ritual Abuse

    Jehovah's Witness Experiences with Shunning Practices

    Spiritual Abuse Conference
    (Multiple Year Attendee)

    International Cultic Studies Association Conference (Multiple Year Attendee)

    Extensive Study via Research in Scientific Journals Regarding Spiritual Abuse and Psychological Damage

    And much more…

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    Neurodivergence

    MIGDAS Training

    Insights of Autistic Burnout Training

    Autism Across the Lifespan Certification

    Being Neurodivergent in a Neurotypical World

    Autism in Females Training

    How to Support Autistic Dating

    Trained Autism Assessor

    And much more…

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    Lived Experiences

    A therapist DOESN’T need to have gone through your experience to be a great therapist for you.
    However, sometimes, it’s nice to know that they are familiar with what you are bringing in, especially with some of these unique topics.
    It’s like “You’ve gone to France, you’ve come back to tell me about it, but you also have to tell me in French."
    Having to teach a therapist French, while also trying to talk about your experiences in France can be a lot of work.

    While I don’t know YOUR unique experiences, I might be more on your page faster with your unique situations than most in the following areas:


    Lived Experience with a Unique Brain (late-diagnosed late 30’s to 40’s).

    Lived experience as a parent to a Unique Brained teen. (A bit later diagnosed at 4-6.)

    Lived experience as a partner with a Unique Brain (late-diagnosed late 30’s to 40’s).

    Lived experience in a High Demand/Control Group.

    Lived experience with spiritual/religious trauma.

    Lived experience with parental estrangement.

    Lived Experience with Moral Injury.

    *Lived Experience being a pet parent to 2 Goldendoodle brothers and 1 white cat who will appear in our therapy sessions.