Meet the Team

Therapist, trauma nerd, EMDR believer, and human first.

 Give me desert sunsets or an ocean view and I’m happy.  I grew up between Arizona and Southern California, spent a chapter of my life on the Oregon coast, and have found something to love everywhere life has taken me.  I didn’t become a therapist because I have life all figured out. Quite the opposite. Life has taught me that people are complicated, relationships are messy, and healing is rarely a straight line. I believe when we understand ourselves better and have the right tools, we can choose differently.

That’s pretty much how I approach therapy, too.

I’m warm, direct, curious, and very human. I want to understand why your brain learned to do what it does, help you make sense of the patterns that once protected you, and give you actual tools to create change.

I use evidence-based approaches like EMDR and DBT, but the relationship matters just as much. I’ll laugh with you, challenge you, celebrate your wins, and show up as a real person in the room.

Outside of therapy, I’m a wife and mom, happiest somewhere in the sunshine, and genuinely grateful that I get to do work I love.

Life can be messy. Healing can be messy. We can untangle it!

Therapist, relationship builder, lifelong learner, and believer that it’s never too late or too early to make a change.

After more than 20 years as a therapist, I’ve had the privilege of working with people from 3 to 98 and pretty much every stage of life in between. I have an especially big heart for kids and teens, probably because I remember being a struggling teenager myself. Those experiences are part of what led me to this work and why connection always comes first for me.

I’m trained in EMDR and Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), with additional training in the core components and treatment strategies for trauma, PTSD, grief, and loss. Over the years, I’ve worked with people navigating everything from trauma and major life changes to relationship struggles and more complex mental health concerns, including experience using CBT-based approaches for psychosis.

I love helping people understand how their experiences have shaped them, heal what’s still hurting, and move forward with a little more freedom. I also really enjoy working with couples and helping people find their way back to each other when relationships get complicated.

My style is warm, down-to-earth, and real. I’ll meet you exactly where you are, bring plenty of compassion (and probably some humor), and we’ll figure out where to go from there.

You bring the story. I’ll bring the support. We’ll do the work together.

Front desk magic-maker, proud mom, cat lover, and creative at heart.

I’m usually one of the first people you’ll connect with at Untangled Minds, and I love getting to be the friendly face behind the scenes. Whether you have a question, need help getting started, or just aren’t quite sure what comes next, I’m here to make things feel a little easier.

Outside of work, I’m a proud mom to one pretty amazing kid, a devoted cat person, and happiest getting outside for a hike when the weather cooperates. I’m also a creative at heart and love finding little ways to make things more thoughtful, personal, and fun.

I believe kindness matters, the little things matter, and everyone deserves to feel welcome here. 🐈‍⬛🌿