Collaborative Family Therapy
We are passionate about creating the kinds of conversations that help people live in ways that are deeply satisfying. We serve children and teens, adults, couples, and families on Bainbridge Island, Poulsbo, Suquamish, Kingston, Seattle, and the surrounding communities.
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Beliefs that guide our work
We believe that the people we see are the experts of their own lives and relationships. Our expertise lies in creating the kinds of conversations and experiences that connect people with resourcefulness in its many forms.
We believe that people’s stories about themselves and their relationships have a powerful effect on their lives, their emotions, and the ways they relate with others.
We seek to find and develop those stories that fulfill clients’ best hopes, values, and commitments, and we help people find ways to live out those stories more completely.
As therapists, we collaborate with one another through our frequent consultations. And we collaborate with other professionals – physicians, psychiatrists, teachers, counselors, and others in the healing professions – to better understand and assist the people we work with.
PhD / Marriage & Family Therapist
I’ve been practicing as a licensed marriage and family therapist since 1991. I love working with couples who are trying to improve their relationships, and with those who are in the painful process of determining whether or not they can stay together. I also enjoy my work with individuals who feel “stuck” in their lives, are eager to improve their intimate relationships, or who long for a more fulfilling direction in life.
I try to work closely with people (adults, teens and children) to try to understand what matters most to them. I pay special attention to people’s hopes and dreams, to the ways they “make sense” of their worlds, and to their preferred or most-desired ways of living. Together we explore why these hopes and dreams matter, and then identify the behaviors, stories, and “ways of being” that will most fulfill their highest ideals and purposes. I welcome you to read more about my approach to therapy, here. Thanks.
MS / Marriage & Family Therapist
I enjoy working with children, adults, couples and families to help them adjust to life transitions. My experience working with young people and adults with chronic illness and disability informs my work and has me considering the biological, social, and spiritual dimensions of a person’s life. Eleven years living abroad have given me an appreciation for families grappling with the tension of moving and adapting to new neighborhoods, schools, and cultures.
I understand the challenge of sorting through feelings of isolation, questioning identity, and learning how to integrate into new environments. I have a special interest in working with couples bringing a new child into their relationship and family. This often is a complicated adjustment balancing parenting roles with the couple relationship. Even more complex is the adjustment when these changes involve stepfamilies.
