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Training:
I have a BS from the University of Washington and
a masters degree from Yale University. My clinical degree is from Bastyr University (Leadership Institute of Seattle),
Master of Arts in Applied Behavioral Science (MA, ABS), with a systems counseling emphasis, awarded June, 1996. I
had a one-year internship at Valley Counseling Assoc. in Renton, followed several years later by a four-year post-graduate
training in psychodrama and group psychotherapy.
I became nationally Board Certified in psychodrama, sociometry,
and group psychotherapy in 2003. I have also had several years of post-graduate analytic training with The Northwest
Center for Psychoanalysis in Seattle. I have been in private practice for more than 10 years.
Therapy
style:
My training is in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, family systems
therapy, developmental psychology, and self-relations therapy. I also have years of training and experience in facilitating
group therapy and in directing psychodrama.
In our work together, I will draw on my training and experience
to assist you in finding and incorporating the resources you need to find your doorway to growth. In one sense, our instinctive
tendencies to avoid certain feelings are what keep us stuck in repeating cycles of unhappiness. The way out is to go in. Locating
the source of what stops us in life, and experiencing all the feelings that are there, opens up new meanings and new possibilities.
To paraphrase the poet Mary Oliver: Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, joyless, defeated or confused, the world still
offers itself to your imagination.
There is a life that is uniquely yours, and my commitment is to
help you find it. This can be challenging. It can also be a deeply satisfying and exciting adventure.
Fees and insurance:
My standard fee is $100 per 50-minute hour. I have a limited
number of reduced-fee slots available, depending on need, for which I accept fees as low as $80 per hour. I am a
preferred provider with Regence BlueShield. Fees
are generally due at the time of treatment (except for Regence members). Upon request, I am happy to provide invoices,
which allow clients to bill other insurance plans.
Other
information:
I have been married 26 years, have two sons, and I love my work.
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