One-on-one sessions tailored to you — support for TBI recovery, post-traumatic stress disorder, anger and overwhelm, neurodivergence, women’s health, and life transitions, combining lived experience with practical tools.

After a brain injury, care usually focuses on the survivor, but relationships suffer too — emotional outbursts, anger, and fatigue tied to TBI or neurodivergence can strain a partnership. Couples learn new ways to communicate, share daily tasks, and handle fatigue together.

Combining yoga with counseling helps link mind and body. Yoga improves physical health—lowering blood pressure and easing chronic pain—and supports mental health by reducing stress, anxiety, and depression. In a counseling + yoga session you get talk therapy plus tailored yoga poses to meet your emotional needs.

This is geared for people who are ready to create new routines and gradually move toward greater confidence. Work together to identify what’s getting in your way, cultivate a kinder inner voice, and make practical changes in your daily life so you can live with more joy and ease. Learn to be present with yourself and with the world around you. Well suited for TBI and neurodivergent individuals and anyone navigating major life changes.

For family members and caregivers of people with TBI. Tuesdays, 7 weekly 50-minute sessions, max 10 participants, $50/session (partial scholarships available). Caring for someone with a brain injury is hard. Learn how to support your loved one while making time for your own needs, set healthy boundaries, and heal from the challenges of caregiving. The group is nonjudgmental and supportive, using mindfulness to reduce anxiety and boost well-being.

A safe, women-only group for those with TBI, concussion, stroke, or other acquired brain injury. Tuesdays, 7 weekly 50-minute sessions, max 10 participants, $50/session (partial scholarships available). Brain injury can feel isolating and overwhelming — this small, nonjudgmental group gives you a place to connect with others who understand. Peer support helps reduce isolation, build confidence, and aid healing, with tools for fatigue, memory problems, mood changes, anxiety, and overwhelm. Groups are limited to 10 participants for safety and individual support; contact us to register or ask about a partial scholarship.

As a TBI survivor who has worked as an LMHC since 2015, I bring a distinct, lived perspective and professional expertise that help you deepen your understanding of working with brain-injured clients. Meet one-on-one or join a small group to learn practical tools, clear communication strategies, and hands-on approaches for supporting brain injury survivors and their families more effectively. These sessions will provide concrete strategies, clearer confidence, and compassionate skills to facilitate recovery for your patients or clients.

Consultations are especially well suited for doctors, therapists, and coaches who work directly with brain-injured individuals and their loved ones and who want tailored guidance, case-specific recommendations, and support in navigating complex recovery challenges.

In 2006 I survived a severe car crash with a traumatic brain injury, fractured skull, and broken neck and jaw. That experience — and my own recovery — shaped my work today.

I’ve served as an Urban Zen Therapist at UCLA, a Mindfulness Instructor at Seattle Brainworks, a presenter at the Washington State TBI Conference, an ongoing teacher at Brain Northwest, and a yoga teacher since 2008. Every brain injury is different, and I bring that lived understanding to help you build a personalized path to recovery.

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Master’s in Counseling from Sonoma State University. Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), registered with the Washington State Department of Health. 500-hour Yoga Instructor Certification from YogaWorks. Urban Zen Integrative Therapy Certification.

Specializations: traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, women’s health.

Experience: ongoing teacher at Brain Northwest (formerly BIAWA) since 2015; mental health counselor at Acuity Counseling and Residence XII; Wraparound Facilitator at Community Psychiatric Clinic; presenter at the Washington State TBI Conference; yoga and mindfulness instructor across Seattle studios and UCLA Medical Center since 2010.

Affiliations: Brain NW (Brain Injury Alliance of Washington), Seattle Counselors Association.

Contact me for a free 15-minute phone consult — if I’m not the right fit, I’ll help you find someone who is.

I accept major credit cards, checks, and cash. Please cancel at least 48 hours before a session to avoid charges; missed sessions without 48 hours’ notice are billed at the regular rate. Short calls are free; longer calls are billed at the session rate.

You pay out of pocket — I can’t guarantee insurance reimbursement. Contact your insurance before our first session to check coverage and out-of-network benefits; I can provide a receipt for reimbursement. I’m in-network with Lyra, an EAP program — confirm with your employer if this benefit applies to you.