2002 - Licensed Mental Health Counselor, #LH00007540, since 2002
2020 - Certified Addictions Informed Mental Health Counselor
09/97 – 06/99 Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Gonzaga University.
09/90 – 06/93 Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science/Technical Writing from Eastern Washington University.
09/88 – 08/90 Associate of Arts and Sciences & Associates of Applied Science in Computer Science from Columbia Basin College, Pasco, WA.
1999 Graduated Summa Cum Laude for all degrees
1993 Eastern Washington University’s Department of Computer Science’s
Stanley F. Robinson Award for Academic Achievement
1990 Washington Award for Vocational Excellence
Minority Status
White privilege
Bi-Racial Relationships
Fat Positive
LGBTQ
Military Service
Poverty
Trauma
ADHD
I have also received training and/or have experience treating these issues:
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Autism
Bariatric Surgery
Bisexuality
Borderline Personality Disorder
Burnout
Cancer
Circle of Security Attachment
Complicated Grief
Cultural Competency
Developmental Disabilities
Developmental Needs
Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes
Diversity
Eating Disorders
Elder Abuse
Emotional Manipulation
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act)
Gender Violence
Gifted and Talented Population
Grandparents raising Grandchildren
Herbal Medications
Healthy Marriages
Human Trafficking
Inner Voices
LGBTQ
Memory Issues
Military Culture
Mirror Neurons
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Mindfulness
Obesity
Pain
Perfectionism
Personality Disorders
Racial trauma
Ritual and Organized Abuse
Sensory Integration and Processing Problems
Sexual Assault Advocacy
Sexuality and Implicit Bias
Shame
Sleep Disorders
Smoking
Special Education
Special Needs Children
Stabilization
Suicide
Sexual Harassment
Strengthening the Self
Telehealth – Online Counseling
Transgender Trauma
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Unemployment
Veterans
I moved to Spokane in 1985, fell in love with this area, and have stayed in the Pacific Northwest since then.
I have children and grandchildren all the joys of my life.
Besides my endless quest for more knowledge to understand and better help my clients, I also enjoy landscaping/gardening, knitting, jigsaw puzzles, and traveling.
Another hobby is taking pictures of unusual or beautiful cloud formations or sunsets. All of the landscape pics on this website are mine, including the one above taken in Chicago, 2018, on the drive home from my mother's funeral.