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Mental Health Support
Mental Health Support
for Professionals
for Professionals
My expertise is supporting the people who keep everyone else alive, afloat, and functioning.
Therapy with me is real, warm, and grounded.
A place to drop the armor and the curated competence and just be human.
I listen deeply. I ask thoughtful questions.
I’ll sit with you in the hard stuff and still somehow help you laugh again.
I’ve spent my career in spaces where people carry more than most.
I spent years in primary care clinics, medical systems, residency programs, start-ups, and fast-paced entrepreneurial environments.
My Background
My Background
Education
I earned my Doctorate (PsyD) at Pacific University, completed a two-year fellowship at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Healthcare
I then returned to Oregon to serve as Behavioral Health Clinical and Research Director at OHSU’s Department of Family Medicine, where I trained physicians and expanded behavioral health services across multiple clinics.
Entrepreneur
Later, I co-founded Tend Health, a mental health company supporting healthcare professionals across the US. For five years, I worked exclusively with physicians and medical teams.
Those experiences changed me.
I saw how deeply professionals are struggling behind the scenes, how many leaders feel alone, how many professionals are quietly breaking down while still performing at a high level.
My Approach
My Approach
I blend the evidence-based approaches of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with somatic awareness, trauma-focused, relational, and emotional-focused modalities.
Our work won’t be about convincing you to “just practice self-care.”
It will be about understanding what’s underneath the overwhelm: the impossible standards, the old narratives, the guilt, the grief, the fear of letting people down.
And then we build something sturdier. Something truer.
A life that feels aligned, not just accomplished.
A life that feels aligned, not just accomplished.
This work feels sacred to me, not because it’s perfect, but because it’s real.
This work feels sacred to me, not because it’s perfect, but because it’s real.
I work with high-achievers who are tired of white-knuckling their way through life.
I work with high-achievers who are tired of white-knuckling their way through life.
If you’ve ever thought, “I should be able to handle this,” or “What’s wrong with me?” then you belong here.
Nothing is wrong with you. You’re human.
Nothing is wrong with you. You’re human.
And you deserve care, too.
I work with people who are:
experiening burnout and exhustion
overwhelmed by work and home demands
stick in a pattern of perfectionism or self-criticism
grieving a loss or a life transition
questioning their identity or purpose
wanting to feel like themselves again
I work with:
Physicians
Entrepreneurs
Executives
Business Owners
Attorneys
Therapists
Nurses
Mental Health Professionals
And other deeply responsible humans who have spent years caring for everyone else.
What You Can Expect
What You Can Expect
Together we’ll untangle what’s happening, strengthen what’s working, attend to what’s hurting, and help you return to a life that feels whole.
Together we’ll untangle what’s happening, strengthen what’s working, attend to what’s hurting, and help you return to a life that feels whole.
Therapy with me is a place where:
Therapy with me is a place where:
you don’t have to be impressive
you don’t have to be productive
you don’t have to pretend
You can exhale. You can fall apart a little.
You can say the thing you’ve never said out loud.
Outside the Therapy Room
Outside the Therapy Room
I’m a lover of Oregon hiking trails, cycling routes, and paddle boarding spots. I prioritize family time, good coffee, and quiet moments in nature that replenish the soul. I believe in rest that actually restores, laughter that surprises, and the kind of conversations that change you.
If You’re Ready
If You’re Ready
If you’re tired of pushing through, tired of feeling like you’re losing yourself, tired of pretending,
I’m here.
I’m here.
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