Private practice seeing individuals and couples for counseling. I support folks identifying as LGBTQ, creative, introverted, in transition, navigating chronic/terminal illness. I work with issues of developmental trauma, anxiety, depression, gender identity, relationships. My primary orientation to working with clients is psychodynamic--attachment, contemplative (mindfulness, somatic awareness), trauma informed, developmental model for couples counseling.

Certified in the Narrative Tradition of Helen Palmer and David Daniels. Provide teaching, consultation, typing interviews and workshops for individuals and couples using the Enneagram.

Was offered a position at Quest Center for Integrative Health shortly after beginning at Cascadia and said yes, as it is a much better fit.

Executive business management including strategic planning, growth management, on and offline systems and infrastructure development, projects. Developmental and line editing for ezine, blog posts, course material, and home study products. Contributed to product production and performed audio transcription. Wrote weekly Oasis Friday home page article and managed online community forum. Assisted in teaching Opening the Moneyflow yearlong business and marketing course for entrepreneurs. Managed virtual assistant and acted as liaison for bookkeeper, web developer, and individual session practitioners.

Freelance writing, editing, and coaching for writers. Emphasis on supporting health care practitioners including naturopathic physicians, counselors, and other natural health care providers; all professionals writing for publication, small businesses, and non-profits. Non-fiction book projects, website content, newsletters, articles, press releases, promotional letters, reports, all forms of informational documents, etc.

Managed the college bookstore ($400,000 budget); specialized in buying books on naturopathic and Chinese medicine, as well as natural medicine in general. Medical supplies distributor, logo merchandise buyer. Created and managed an online version of the bookstore. Provided various student services. Worked with faculty to coordinate course texts. Supported faculty in publishing efforts. Educated faculty about copyright law. College website editor. Served on the Publications Committee, Technology Committee, Bookstore Committee (chair), Cultural Competency Committee. Facilitated various college focus groups, worked on accreditation committees, and co-chaired the Golden Anniversary Committee. Edited various written material for the college as needed. Co-founder and managing editor of the NCNM Press. Food Service Liaison . Researched, developed, and created the NCNM Style Guide.

Recruited and coordinated writers for each issue for the professional naturopathic medicine publication. Was also responsible for writing news article, copy editing, and generating article ideas.

“Publishing Research: Searching Beyond Google.” Undergraduate and graduate level course. Course included lecture, multi-media presentation, peer group class exercises, discussion, written assignments that culminated in a book proposal, presentation, and book proposal critiques from a publisher’s perspective.