Education & Experience

I have worked with individuals, groups, and families in a variety of helping relationships since 1997. I have a Master of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Human Studies from Marylhurst University in Portland, OR, which looks at the human condition from psychological, sociological, philosophical, and theological perspectives. In my master’s thesis I developed a model that supports the idea that people can grow through many losses in their lives from losing a loved one to losing self-esteem, if they develop coping skills and use the strengths available in their personal relationships and/or through increasing positive adaptive beliefs about themselves and how they interact with the world. I have a second Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, OR. This degree helps me to apply the model I developed from my first MA degree. I have worked with adults across the age spectrum and with diverse backgrounds, including individuals with legal histories.