Grief Psychiatrists in Seattle, WA

Symptoms and diagnoses do not define who we are. Mental health is more than symptom reduction, and there are mulitple ways of understanding their powerful impact on our lives. Addressing root causes leads to mental health. Through connection, curiosity, and collaboration, we create practical treatment plans based on your lived experience, neurobiology, and personal mental health goals. Increasing self-awareness and compassion empowers and promotes resilience in the face of life’s inevitable challenges. I am honored to work with people from diverse backgrounds and abilities.

My practice provides adults with psychotherapy and medication-based treatments for common conditions including anxiety disorders, stress, depression, and phase of life transitions. I believe in compassionate and collaborative care to help you achieve better function and alleviation of symptoms. My hope is our work together will both help you recognize your personal strengths as well as identify patterns that contribute to your symptoms. This can then lead to developing a wider range of coping skills, make more informed choices and take an active role in your life's course, and increase your sense of confidence and self-agency.

Welcome! I am a board certified family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner trained in psychiatric medication management and therapy. Whether you are interested in finding a medication prescriber who can continue a treatment regimen that is already working well, seeking psychiatric services for the first time, or rectifying improper diagnosis and/or treatment, I am excited to work with you to achieve your goals. Many people suffer for months or years because anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, or a myriad of other mental health problems have been improperly diagnosed or undiagnosed altogether.

Our minds are a complex interrelation between our brain, other somatic systems, our social context, and much else about our environment. Improving mental health calls for a creative and adaptive approach that takes all these factors into account. Treatment works by building together a safe environment so that you can investigate the way your life experiences have led to certain ways of being in regards to yourself, relationships, and our sociocultural environment. Once you recognize these patterns, you can move forward with agency in order to live life in accordance with your desires, values, and sense of an authentic self.

Many of us are struggling in the current climate to make life make sense. If you are concerned about your mental wellness and your ability to cope while balancing family, career, children, and personal relationships, you are not alone. If you are striving to find peace in the midst of chaos, there is hope. I believe in wellness on all levels; emotionally, spiritually, physically, financially, and socially, and while medication definitely has its place, it's not typically the only answer. If you're seeking a provider who is willing to listen and cares about your outcomes and goals, look no further.

I specialize in psychiatric assessments, medication management, and supportive psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and adults struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use, bipolar spectrum disorders, insomnia, and ADHD. Rather than mask or cover your symptoms with medication, my goal is to take a wholistic approach to your care and address the root cause of your mental health challenges so that you can begin the process of healing. I'm a firm believe that without mental health we can never experience true health and wellness.