https://www.borntothrivecounseling.com/home daily 1.0 2025-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f89dccc90911710f7725e40/1605388419951-637CK70UI6AQ3YR6N6YJ/IMG_3729.jpg Home - My passion is people, and I have spent 21 years as a high school coach, college age mentor, and therapist. I find that change comes best within relationship. Your story, values, and culture will be at the center of our time together. https://www.borntothrivecounseling.com/our-services daily 0.75 2020-11-10 https://www.borntothrivecounseling.com/contact- daily 0.75 2026-01-27 https://www.borntothrivecounseling.com/who-the daily 0.75 2025-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f89dccc90911710f7725e40/1604950767730-OIFWZ7C2N5XKQZHMQQSE/websiteaboutpage.jpg Who the Heck Am I??? - Our Connection Matters! Research shows it’s the therapeutic relationship that best supports a person in reaching their goals in therapy. Self-exploration can sometimes leave you feeling exposed and (temporarily) undone, and here you’ll experience a safe, nonjudgmental and supportive confidential environment. To know this, you should know me. Please feel free to reach out with questions. For now, here is a little about me, broken into who I WAS (pre-therapy) and who I AM (who I was able to become through therapy). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f89dccc90911710f7725e40/1604951335455-QQW4L4CVLRPNBK94HNYN/websitetree.jpg Who the Heck Am I??? - I might be a good fit for you if you: have been wounded or broken and don’t know where to start in picking up the pieces struggle with substance use you would like to quit or better manage want to explore your complex trauma history and its impact on your life. are a teenager with a desire to see a therapist for any reason want to explore behaviors or thinking patterns that leave you feeling stuck, or that you would like to change are worried you are going “crazy” suspect your struggle with anxiety, focus, and/or depression may have a trauma connection struggle with self-esteem and confidence have lost or are losing a loved one have lost or are losing your quality of life against your will (ie illness, chronic pain, partnership ending, job loss etc) would like to explore the brain/body/mind connection and how physical activity can enhance your mental health https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f89dccc90911710f7725e40/e361bfa7-bac7-45c3-a757-b32e086d90dc/IMG_1771.jpg Who the Heck Am I??? THE BASICS Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Washington, Oregon and Utah with a Bachelors degree in Social Work from Concordia University and a Masters degree in Social Work from Portland State University. Certified as a Child Mental Health Specialist, Drug and Alcohol Counselor, and Grief and Loss Counselor. I have extensive experience in anti-oppressive practices working in Residential and Outpatient Drug and Alcohol Treatment, as Head Social Worker at a residential center for folks with HIV/Aids, and a Child and Family Therapist doing community mental health practice for the past 5 years. Before going to grad school, I worked 10 years as both a Licensed Veterinary Technician in Emergency Veterinary medicine and Head High School Swimming Coach at Madison High School in Portland. I am a person-centered practitioner, which means YOUR culture, beliefs, values, goals and YOUR story are at the heart of the work we will do together. https://www.borntothrivecounseling.com/services-and daily 0.75 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f89dccc90911710f7725e40/1604967398110-BXXDNI95SM6OZ8SF4I05/websiteheartenlarged.jpg Services and Fees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f89dccc90911710f7725e40/1604966799384-FCH12Z3JJT0NMASMF4X6/websitestump.jpg Services and Fees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f89dccc90911710f7725e40/1604966938524-BQ9XY8A0T9N0SXIZB9DO/websiteheart3.jpg Services and Fees