I’m a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and I provide telehealth psychotherapy for clients ages 18 and over in Washington State. My approach to therapy is humanistic and relational. I view the therapeutic relationship as a collaborative one in which you and I come together to make better sense of your situation. In our more desperate moments, it can be tempting to look to experts for quick fixes, but I ultimately believe that each one of us is the expert when it comes to our own experience. Nevertheless, there are times in our lives when things become so confusing and overwhelming that the path forward no longer seems clear; we can become stuck in old patterns of thinking and behavior that are no longer useful; we can become lost and disconnected from others, ourselves, and our own bodies. In these moments, I believe that a meaningful connection with another human being is one of the few things that can help us to gain a new perspective, make sense of our situation, and illuminate the path forward. Most of the troubles that bring us to therapy have developed within the context of our past relationships (e.g., our relationships with caregivers, siblings, friends, or significant others), and I believe it is only through a new relationship – a safe, judgment-free, therapeutic relationship – that we can learn to understand, unpack, and reorganize our experience. In doing so, we can begin to see our old troubles in a new light.