While teaching and serving as chaplain in secondary schools, and in the course of facilitating relationship and personal growth seminars, I discovered my love for one-on-one interaction with individuals seeking counseling. This led me to pursue an MA in Counseling Psychology from The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology followed by a year-long internship as a practicing psychotherapist with Seattle Therapy Alliance.

Having lived in Africa and Europe as well as in the United States, I've developed a first-hand awareness of cross-cultural and multicultural issues which also informs my work. Currently I am extending my training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy and, in particular, Object Relations Theory, a psychoanalytic theory of the mind and human development.

Issues I work with include:

• Depression
• Anxiety and fear
• Emotional trauma
• Chronic emotional and/or behavioral patterns
• Life changes
• Grief and loss
• Food issues
• Sexuality issues
• Low self-esteem
• Domestic violence
• Addictions
• Marriage and relationship issues
• Aging and older adult issues
• Poverty and marginalization issues
• Multicultural issues
• Third culture kids and adults issues
• Group process work