I was introduced to EFT in graduate school at Gonzaga and after graduating immersed myself into learning EFT and doing EFT. Learning and doing EFT has been a very challenging and very rewarding process for me. I couldn’t have done it without support from great supervisors, colleagues, community, and spouse. So grateful for the EFT communities I have been a part of through the journey of learning and doing EFT. I am a certified EFT therapist and supervisor.

I was a part of the original Spokane EFT Group when it was just 4-5 therapists who were interested in EFT meetings at each others’ offices. It’s been a delight to watch it grow into an official ICEEFT EFT Community! Also feel very honored to be a part of the EWNIEFT board and continuing to grow the EFT community in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho.

I am deeply passionate about the transformative power of EFT and attachment theory in fostering healing and growth within relationships. My journey into this field began with a profound curiosity about human connections and the underlying emotional dynamics that shape them.

I have been a member of EWNIEFT since 2019 and am so thankful for the friendship, consultation, and supervision provided through this community. I am an ICEEFT Certified EFCT Therapist, ICEEFT Certified EFIT Therapist, EFCT Supervisor Candidate, a Substance Use Disorder Professional (SUDP), and a WA state designated Ethnic Minority Mental Health Specialist (EMMHS). I am forever grateful for EFT and the EWNIEFT community for the continued support and guidance both personally and professionally.

When I’m not working, I enjoy spending time with my husband, toddler, and two cats.  I also love a good book, dateline, iced caramel lattes, and 90s R&B/hip hop.

I am a licensed therapist with over 12 years of experience specializing in trauma, couples, individual, and family therapy. My passion for Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) began in graduate school, and I continue to be inspired by the incredible clients and therapists drawn to this model. I am consistently amazed by their commitment to improving relationships and fostering positive change within our communities.

I am certified in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) and am a supervisor in training.  I love to help other therapists deepen their expertise in this transformative approach. Additionally, I am a certified Brainspotting therapist and consultant.

I am also an AAMFT Approved Supervisor and WA State Supervisor.  I hold licenses in Washington, Utah, and Idaho. Over the years, I have provided therapy in a variety of settings, including home visits, community mental health, hospitals, and private practice. Currently, I work in private practice and split my time between supervision and treating my own clients.

Outside of work, I am kept busy raising three brilliant young daughters together with my husband.  Our family can often be found baking treats, exploring local parks and hiking trails, relaxing with a good book at the public library, or cozying up on the couch for a family movie night.

I was first introduced to attachment theory in the late 90s while supporting the original Circle of Security research and program development. My enthusiasm for Emotionally Focused Therapy exploded immediately when I attended the Johnson-Gottman Summit (2013). I am an ICEEFT Certified Therapist and an EFCT Supervisor-in-Training Candidate. I have been a part of our EWNIEFT Community since 2013 before we were an officially recognized community (2020).

Thanks to good EFT therapy personally, I have an “earned-secure” relationship with my husband and enjoy relationships with both our young adult daughters, our son-in-law, extended family and several friends. EFT for Couples has been the most challenging learning endeavor of my personal and professional life…and because I enjoy and appreciate this model of therapy so much, I continue to “geek out” on EFT – conversing about and growing in EFT together with and mentoring my counselor friends outside my work hours. When not working, I enjoy puttering around our home, hiking, traveling and meeting new people in their culture, reading, nurturing my faith and learning new things. I especially enjoy spending time with my foreign-exchange family members in Mexico.

I was initially introduced to EFT as I was studying for my Master’s degree in counseling from Gonzaga University. Following graduation, I was mentored by an EFT therapist who influenced me greatly in my direction in training and focus in counseling toward experiential therapies, i.e. EMDR, EFT and IPNB. In my life, I have cared deeply about our need as humans for connecting in our relationships and in having a community where we feel like we belong. As I learned about attachment theory, it gave words to my experiences in life. All these things kept me going on a track to learn EFT and adopt it as my main modality for helping people as a counselor.

I am a certified EFT Therapist and Supervisor. I have enjoyed serving on the board of our EWNIEFT community, valuing helping other therapists learning of EFT and having a place where they can receive support as it is not an easy model to learn. I have grown personally in this journey enhancing my own relationships as I value time with family, friends and my faith community that offers me so much support. Some things that keep me going in this work is being outdoors doing something active as I always feel refreshed by nature and movement of all kinds.

I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate in Spokane, where I work with individuals and couples through my private practice, Pursuing Connections Counseling, PLLC. My clinical work is grounded in attachment science and experiential therapy, with a focus on helping people shift stuck relational patterns, strengthen emotional engagement, and build more secure, responsive connections.

My path into EFT began in a deeply personal way. I first encountered the model through my own individual and couples therapy with EFT therapists, where I experienced firsthand how EFT can transform relationships and support healing. That lived experience shaped both my professional direction and my conviction about what’s possible when people feel emotionally seen, safe, and met.

I completed my graduate degree from Whitworth University in 2025 and continue to deepen my EFT learning through ongoing training and skill-building. I am currently seeking out supervision toward EFT certification and bring to the EWNIEFT board a strong commitment to community-building and clinician support. When I’m not working I’m spending time with my family, enjoying a good, strong cup of coffee, getting outside, or traveling.

I was introduced to EFT during grad school at Gonzaga University. I remember learning about attachment theory for the first time and feeling like people and behaviors made so much more sense. Attachment and EFT gave me a new compassionate and hopeful lens that made sense to both my brain and my heart. Through relationships with mentors, colleagues, supervisors, and ongoing training – I continue to work on learning and practicing EFT. I believe deeply that when we strengthen the bonds between couples, we strengthen families which in turn fortifies communities and societies.

I’ve had the privilege of raising 4 beautiful humans who are now having their own adventures outside our home. I love spending time with friends running, hiking, being in or near water, playing pickleball and traveling with my husband, and being by myself with a book.