i am.

Liz. I’m 5’9, have brown hair, and- oh wait, is that not what this section is? My bad, my bad. Ok, let’s start over.

Hi. I’m Liz. I’m a psychotherapist. But, I’m also a human and you’re a human, so here’s a few non-therapy things about me: I have a dog and two rabbits. I love stand-up comedy, skiing, riding horses, and re-watching Bob’s Burgers while I crochet.

As a therapist, I’m both practical and out-of-the-box. I believe in the Marsha Linehan way, “two opposite things can be true at the same time.” I know that therapy can help, because it’s helped me (plus also because lots of research says so). Let’s work together to help you. Take a gander below to see if we might be a good match.

 

professional background.

  • Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Oregon, C8189

  • MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a specialization in child & adolescent counseling

  • BA in Elementary Education

  • Residential psychiatric treatment

  • Crisis intervention services

  • College counseling

  • Intensive in-home stabilization for kids, teens, & families

  • Foster & adoptive family therapy

expertise.

  • ADHD

  • Anxiety

  • Behavioral concerns

  • Depression

  • Dissociation

  • Grief

  • Self-harm

  • Sexual abuse & exploitation

  • Suicidal ideation

  • Trauma- complex and single incident

  • Vicarious (secondary) trauma

modalities.

  • Animal assisted therapy

  • Art-based interventions

  • DBT

  • EMDR

  • Gestalt

  • Internal Family Systems

  • Interpersonal neurobiology

  • Play therapy

  • Sand tray

  • Strengths-based

coworkers.

Meet the therapy animals I use in my practice! Chances are, when you first walk in the door, you’ll get a tail wag and a kiss from Albus (dog) and a sniff and a hop from Poppy (bunny).

Poppy

Loveable little Holland Lop with a big personality. Likes to boop your shoes. Will work for raisins.

Albus

The snuggliest German Shepherd you will ever meet. Fair warning: if you bring him a ball, you’ll have a new best friend.