About Me.

I am a family physician specializing in mental health care. I have been in practice for fifteen years. Seattle has been my home since I moved here for my residency program at Swedish Cherry Hill in 2007. I am the proud mother of two sincerely lovely teenagers. 

 

In addition to my private practice I work as a clinician on a number of psychedelic clinic trials both at the University of Washington and at Core Clinical Research.  I also lecture and do consulting work on psychedelic medicine and physician burnout.

 

I trained in psychedelic therapy through the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Sciences (MAPS) and the Polaris Institute.  I sit on the community advisory board for the University of Washington's Center for Novel Therapeutics in Addiction Medicine, a new center focused on psychedelic medicine and addiction.

I have worked as a medical lead and sitter for the Zendo Project - a volunteer-operated psychedelic harm reduction program that helps to transform difficult psychedelic experiences into opportunities for learning and growth. 

 

I am certified in Mind Body Medicine through James Gordon's Center for Mind Body Medicine. I am currently completing my certification in Somatic Internal Family Systems with Fran Booth as well as my training in Emotion Focused Couples therapy. 

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My practice is feminist, sex-positive, anti-fascist and LGBTQ+ affirming, 

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