Therapy that meets you at your own pace.

I believe therapy is most effective when it feels both supportive and purposeful. A good therapeutic relationship is built on trust, collaboration, empathy, and the ability to challenge unhelpful patterns at a pace that feels right for you.

My approach is warm, conversational, and collaborative — while also being direct when it's needed. Drawing from evidence-based and trauma-informed approaches, I integrate practical skill-building with deeper, insight-oriented work. Together, we may explore recurring patterns in thoughts, beliefs, communication, relationships, and family experiences that continue to shape your present life.

I enjoy working with youth, adults, couples, parents, and families experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, parenting challenges, life transitions, trauma, and men's issues. I have a particular passion for supporting men in engaging with therapy — building a space where emotional, relational, and personal concerns can be explored openly and without judgment.

I practice at Partners Behavioral Health, also known as GE Family Services.

I'm Alaska Native and White, and recently learned I'm part Hispanic as well — a discovery I'm still getting to know, including learning the language. I was born and raised in Utqiaġvik (formerly Barrow) until I was eleven, then moved to Fairbanks, where I finished growing up, went through high school, and then went into college.

I earned my B.S. in Biological Sciences, with a minor in Biochemistry, from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. That scientific foundation eventually carried me to Portland, Oregon, where I completed my M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at George Fox University — with coursework in family therapy, couples therapy, and play therapy along the way.

Since then, I've worked as an inpatient therapist at a subacute youth facility, and in community mental health as a youth and family therapist, often alongside parents navigating life's harder moments, including relational and marital challenges.

I draw from a range of evidence-based practices and interventions depending on what fits you best, including:

I'm also familiar with the work of John Gottman, Ph.D. — developer of the Gottman Method for couples and married couples — as well as Terry Real, Ph.D., developer of Relational Life Therapy.

I've built experience across a wide range of concerns and age groups. If something falls outside my scope, I'll tell you honestly and help you find the next best fit — you deserve care that actually meets your needs.

Outside the office, I'm usually reading a therapy book to sharpen my practice, cooking, working on a craft or woodworking project, or out on one of Fairbanks' beautiful lakes and rivers.