​I pursued graduate studies in art therapy and clinical psychology at Adler University downtown Chicago. I spent several years with homeless teenage mothers and individuals experiencing homelessness and schizophrenia, gathering psychological research and using assessment tools to help underprivileged populations. I gained psychotherapy experience at an outpatient private practice, The Awakening Center, where I treated individuals with eating disorders using Internal Family Systems (IFS) and art therapy. I also led body image, eating disorder, and art therapy support groups for adults and worked as an art therapist in several lower-income elementary and high schools in Chicago. While in my art therapy program, my "Jungian" self slipped through the "Adlerian" gates and I wrote an art therapy thesis paper, "Natal Charts and Mandala-Making to Increase Self Awareness in Individuals with Eating Disorders." I then enrolled in a Clinical Psychology Psy.D. program for several years, but gracefully walked away due to a deeper calling for "soul" which was a word that was not being used or integrated into my studies on diagnosis and assessment. 

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I became interested in expanding my studies on psyche/soul and completed an MA/PhD in Depth Psychology with a focus on Jungian and Archetypal Studies from Pacifica Graduate Institute in 2022. In my dissertation Active Imagination and Archetypal Astrology in C. G. Jung's Black Books I explored how archetypal movements are present in the imaginal realm. During my time at Pacifica I gained knowledge and practical experience working with dreams and active imagination. These became important tools I integrated into my practice to help clients connect to their inner wisdom and guidance. 

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Since 2011, I have specialized in the treatment of eating disorders, mood disorders, and trauma at partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient levels of care, utilizing IFS and art therapy along with other trauma-informed and evidence-based modalities like ACT, CBT, and DBT. I have facilitated numerous groups focusing on body image, art therapy, somatic mindfulness, recovery skills/resources, family and relationships, psychodrama, and relapse prevention. I am licensed counselor in Oregon, Colorado, and Hawai'i. I have also completed the hours to become a registered art therapist (ATR) through the American Art Therapy Association. 

I hold a diploma (120+ hours) in archetypal astrology and cosmology from the Institute of Transpersonal and Archetypal Studies in New York City where I studied with mentors in the field of archetypal cosmology and transpersonal psychology.  I have been offering archetypal astrological coaching and consulting for over 15 years. I have been invited to be a guest astrologer at holotropic breathwork sessions and astrology seminars through Stanilav Grof's Legacy Training.