Welcome!
Hi, I'm Jen and I use she/her pronouns, and I have been working as a therapist with people of all backgrounds in Western Washington for the last 12 years. My work has included outpatient community mental health counseling, outpatient substance abuse counseling, outreach and case management, and college based mental health services.
My passion has been serving queer and marginalized communities, and I have significant experience working with coming out, gender identity, transgender/non-binary identities, kink/poly, sexual orientation, queer parenting and conception, and intersectional identities. I have an interest working with parents, queer or straight, and walking alongside them as they navigate the various issues that can come with becoming a parent or trying to start a family.
My background in athletics as both an athlete and coach has put me in positions to help current and former athletes through ways in which athletic identity impacts mental health and though transitioning to life outside of sport.
My approach to therapy recognizes the impact of privilege and oppression both on one's mental and physical health, and on the therapeutic relationship. I work hard to have awareness of my own privilege in the therapeutic dynamic and invite conversation around the impact of privilege and oppression at the interpersonal, institutional, and internalized levels. I recognize the ways in which racism, transphobia, homophobia, sizeism, ableism, white supremacy, and classism create disconnection from self and others. My hope in therapy is to work with a client's innate strengths to heal the wounds of trauma and disconnection.
Outside of therapy I love being in nature with my wife and children, immersing myself in books, and nourishing my body through exercise, meditation, and meaningful involvement in my community.
Education
B.S. Clinical Exercise Science, University of Toledo, 2006
M.S. Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Indiana State University, 2012
License
Washington State Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LH60529425
Certifications
Certified EMDR Therapist, EMDR International Association, 2023
Buddha
"Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion."