Yes. Because psychotherapy is regulated by state licensure, I can only provide therapy to clients who are physically located in Washington State. For those seeking virtual therapy, you’re welcome to meet with me from the comfort of your own home - as long as you are located in Washington during the session.

TCK coaching is different from psychotherapy services and is available worldwide.

Yes. I offer in-person sessions on Fridays at my office in Pioneer Square.

Yes, I offer a free 15-minute phone consultations. This gives us a chance for you to share a little about what’s bringing you in, ask any questions you have, and get a feel for whether working together feels like a good fit.

You can request a free consultation here and I’ll be in touch to schedule.

I recommend meeting weekly for at least the first two months. This gives us enough time to build a full picture of what brings you in, establish trust, and create the foundation that meaningful therapy requires. After that, we can revisit the cadence together based on your needs, goals, and circumstances. That said, I take into account both the nature of what you’re working on and your unique situation - so if weekly isn’t possible from the start, we can talk through what makes sense.

Relational, curious, and collaborative. I’m not going to hand you a workbook or a list of coping strategies and send you on your way. My interest is in understanding you - what shapes you, what drives you, what gets in the way - and working alongside you to make sense of it.

 Sessions can feel like a conversation, and often go to places you might not have expected. I bring my full attention, genuine curiosity, and a willingness to go wherever the work needs to go. I also bring my own perspective when it’s useful. We are in it together.

That depends entirely on what you're bringing in and what you're hoping for. Some people come with something specific they want to work through and are ready to move on after a few months. Others find that the work opens up in ways they didn't expect and want to keep going.

I don't operate with a fixed endpoint in mind - we'll check in regularly on how things are feeling and what makes sense to do next.

Perinatal refers to the full period surrounding pregnancy and birth - from the time you begin trying to conceive through the postpartum period and into early parenthood.

My perinatal mental health counseling covers fertility and reproductive stress, pregnancy, postpartum depression and anxiety, birth trauma, and the identity shifts that come with becoming a parent. If you’re not sure whether what you’re experiencing falls within this scope, reach out and we’ll talk through it.

I understand how hard it can be to carve out uninterrupted time in the postpartum period. While our sessions are most useful when you have some space to yourself, I never want logistics to be the reason you don’t access support during such a critical season. If your baby needs to be present on occasion, we’ll make it work.

Yes. The transition into parenthood affects the whole family system, and non-birthing individuals are often navigating their own significant emotional experience without much space to process it. You are welcome here too.

PMH-C stands for Perinatal Mental Health Certified - a specialized certification that reflects advanced training in the clinical realities of the perinatal period, including prenatal anxiety, postpartum depression, birth trauma, pregnancy loss, and the psychological experience of the transition into parenthood. It means this isn’t just an area of interest for me - it’s an area of dedicated clinical focus.

Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) tends to be a good fit for those who feel like something is still just out of reach despite other therapeutic work, or who are dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, or long-standing patterns that have felt difficult to shift. It can also be a meaningful space for those navigating a fragmented sense of self or feeling deeply disconnected from who they are.

That said, KAP isn’t for everyone - eligibility is determined through a medical evaluation process, and we’ll talk through fit during our initial consultation before any next steps are taken.

Yes.The medical evaluation through Journey Clinical screens for contraindications, which include uncontrolled high blood pressure or certain cardiovascular conditions, a history of psychosis or schizophrenia, active mania, certain medications including benzodiazepines and some mood stabilizers, active or recent substance use disorder, and pregnancy.

This list is not exhaustive. Eligibility is determined on a case by case basis during the medical evaluation, and Journey Clinical’s team will walk you through all of this in detail.

Journey Clinical is the medical organization I partner with for KAP. They handle the prescribing side of the process - conducting a medical and psychiatric evaluation via Zoom, determining your eligibility, and providing your ketamine prescription.

 I handle the therapeutic side - preparation, the dosing session itself, and integration. We work together to make sure the process is safe, supported, and clinically sound.

Partially. I am in-network with Premera, Aetna, and United Healthcare (UHC), which means preparation and integration sessions - billed as standard psychotherapy - may be covered depending on your plan.

 Dosing sessions are out of pocket regardless of insurance coverage. The cost of the medical evaluation and prescription through Journey Clinical is also billed separately. I recommend checking with your insurance provider about your specific coverage.

Every dosing session is a little different, and I find it most useful to walk through the specifics together during our consultation so I can tailor the explanation to your situation and answer your questions in real time. That said, here’s a general sense of what to expect:

Dosing sessions can be held in-person or remotely via telehealth and last between 1.5 and 3 hours. For the latter, you’ll be in your own home, in a comfortable reclining position, with an eye mask and music to support an inward experience. You self-administer your ketamine lozenge, and I remain present with you on screen throughout - not to direct the experience, but to hold a sense of steadiness and safety. The experience is largely reflective and internal.

In-person dosing sessions are similar but held in my office. Regardless of where your dosing appointment takes place, you’ll need to rest afterwards for the remainder of the day and should not drive. Please arrange for a friend to drive you or book an uber if you need to travel following your session.

If you have specific questions about what to expect, the consultation is the best place to go deeper.

Not necessarily - some clients come specifically for KAP. That said, KAP works best as part of a broader therapeutic relationship, and the preparation and integration sessions are a meaningful part of the process regardless.

We’ll talk through your history and goals during the consultation to figure out what makes the most sense for you.

A Third Culture Kid, or TCK, is someone who grew up spending significant time outside of their parents’ home culture during their formative years - often due to a parent’s work, military service, or other circumstances that required international relocation.

The “third culture” refers to the interstitial space that forms between the home culture and the host culture - a space that is uniquely their own, and often deeply formative. Adult TCKs are those who carry that experience into adulthood, sometimes without ever having had language for it.

Coaching is forward-focused, goal-oriented, and does not require a clinical license. It is a space for reflection, identity exploration, and intentional movement toward a more integrated sense of self - but it is not a substitute for mental health treatment. If you are dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, or other clinical concerns, therapy is likely the more appropriate fit.

Because therapy is regulated by state licensure, I can only see therapy clients located in Washington. Coaching, however, is available to adults anywhere in the world.

Absolutely. The TCK lens is very much part of how I work therapeutically, and if you are a Washington-based adult TCK looking for clinical support, therapy may be the right fit.

 You can learn more on the Talk Therapy page or reach out and we’ll figure it out together.

I am based just outside of Seattle, Washington, and work with clients across multiple time zones. Before committing to any coaching package, we’ll make sure our schedules can realistically align - for both of us. This is always part of the initial conversation.