Individual, Relationship, and Family Therapy
Common issues I work with:
- Biracial & multiracial identity development
- Racism & systemic oppression
- Interracial relationships
- Sexual trauma
- Gambling addiction
- LGBTQ+ issues
- Grief and loss
If you are seeking support for an issue that is not listed, I invite you to schedule a free 15-minute telephone consult with me to see if I may be able to work with you.
Special Interest: Racial Identity
I have a special interest in working with biracial & multiracial individuals of all ages and their families. In a culture that often struggles to talk about race, it's essential to have access to spaces where conversations about identity development can be held openly.
As a biracial/multiracial person, you may resonate with the following: feeling forced to pick an identity, feeling as though you are not enough, struggling with not looking like other members of your family, not having your identity represented in your community, or in the media, having experiences of racism in your friendships and romantic relationships.
As parents of a biracial/multiracial child, you may resonate with the following: struggling with remarks others may make about your chid, feeling hurt when your child identifies as one race over another, discomfort talking about race, not knowing how to respond when your child asks questions about their identity, worrying about how to foster your child's racial identity.
As a biracial/multiracial person, you may resonate with the following: feeling forced to pick an identity, feeling as though you are not enough, struggling with not looking like other members of your family, not having your identity represented in your community, or in the media, having experiences of racism in your friendships and romantic relationships.
As parents of a biracial/multiracial child, you may resonate with the following: struggling with remarks others may make about your chid, feeling hurt when your child identifies as one race over another, discomfort talking about race, not knowing how to respond when your child asks questions about their identity, worrying about how to foster your child's racial identity.
Special Interest: Gambling Addiction
I have advanced training in the treatment of problem gambling and gambling addiction and am a Certified Gambling Addiction Counselor (Level 2). With problem gambling affecting approximately 8% of all Oregonians, I work with folks on identifying what their current relationship to gambling looks like, and help them envision what their ideal relationship to gambling might look like in the future. I treat all forms of gambling, but have a special interest in working with Online Sports Betting.
As a person who gambles, you may recognize the following: thinking about gambling often throughout the day, spending more money on gambling than you intended to, feeling anxious, angry, depressed, or irritable when trying to cut back on gambling, concealing gambling activity from family, trying to earn back losses, needing to place higher bets to experience excitement or numbing, gambling to escape uncomfortable emotions, jeopardizing important relationship, work, or school opportunities due to gambling.
As a person who gambles, you may recognize the following: thinking about gambling often throughout the day, spending more money on gambling than you intended to, feeling anxious, angry, depressed, or irritable when trying to cut back on gambling, concealing gambling activity from family, trying to earn back losses, needing to place higher bets to experience excitement or numbing, gambling to escape uncomfortable emotions, jeopardizing important relationship, work, or school opportunities due to gambling.