Individual Counseling

• Life transitions - depression, self esteem, anxiety, stress management
• Develop coping skills around challenging life issues to ease emotional stress and pain
• Recognize and break unhealthy patterns
• Family of origin - Recognizing triggers and emotional hooks when engaging with family members
• Pursuing your dreams and living life fully - exploring your potential
• Increase motivation and explore true potential
• Set goals and pursue dreams and passions
• Personal and spiritual identity - Personal growth, aging and shifting priorities
• LGBTQ community - Sexual orientation and identity, coming out, self acceptance, community related challenges

Couples Counseling 

• Address relationship challenges and issues
• Explore conflicts and address the barriers to move toward creating satisfying relationships
• Identify the existing behavioral patterns and challenge
• Create solutions to move toward a fulfilling and satisfying level of life
• Improve communication skills, deepen emotional intimacy in order to create healthy and functioning relationships
• Utilize Co-Therapy with another West Seattle Therapist, Ms. Dug Lee.  Some couples may feel more comfortable with the presence of a female therapist in the session.  Another therapist can provide additional insights and contribute an expanded interpretation and options to the couple

 I work with individuals and couples and welcome adults of any age, race or sexual orientation and practices.