Wellbeing Starts Here
Meet Katie
Licensed in Clinical Social Work (LCSW)
Welcome! and thank you for visiting my website. I am a mental health professional with a License in Clinical Social Work (LCSW). I have been a licensed therapist since 1995 and work with clients who reside in both the states of Oregon and Virginia, via Telehealth and in-person.
My extensive work experience in schools, community mental health, and the private setting provides me with a versatile skillset for counseling with families and individuals of a wide age range. Raised in a family of six children, and as the mother of three young adults, I see myself as objective, positive, encouraging, and supportive. Family is the context within which we first learn about interpersonal dynamics, relationships, and ultimately about how we operate in the world around us. Family systems can be seen as the backdrop for the variety of experiences, emotions and situations out of which people grow and evolve. Whether
Contacting a mental health provider takes courage and a willingness to be vulnerable with your most personal feelings and stories. I respect and honor any opportunity I have to be a part of this journey with you.
Services
Individual Therapy
Individual treatment is useful for all ages, be it play therapy for children, or talk therapy for youth and adults.
Family Therapy
Strategies for parenting children and teens can be effective when discussed in a family setting. Everyone has a voice and is heard.
Grief and Loss
Experiences of grief and loss can occur in a variety of ways. Explore different avenues for processing the feelings that arise after a death, job transition, divorce or other changes.
Couples Counseling
Improve communication, trust, and problem-solving with your partner.
Life transitions, family history, interpersonal dynamics, parenting and relationships-- issues that affect every person-- are all areas of expertise in my private counseling practice. If you are looking for a supportive and experienced therapist to join you in navigating parts of you or your family's world, I can help.
Stress
Learn new strategies for coping with stress-- mindfulness, breathing, journaling-- to name a few.