About

I am licensed in Washington with 4 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress, depression, anxiety, trauma, abuse, relationship issues, emotional regulation, suicidal ideation, motivation, self esteem, and confidence. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.

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Basic Data

Entity Type: Individual; Not Sole Proprietor

Organization Name: Avalon Clinic

Gender

Female

Client Focus

  • Children (6 To 10)
  • Preteens/Tweens (11 To 13)
  • Adolescents/Teenagers (14 To 19)
  • Adults
  • Elders (65+)

Therapy Specialties

  • ADHD
  • Addiction
  • Alcohol Use
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar
  • Borderline Personality
  • Career Counseling
  • Chronic Impulsivity
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • LGBTQ Issues
  • Life Coaching
  • Multicultural Issues
  • Personality Disorders
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Trauma And PTSD
  • Women's Issues

Treatment Orientation

  • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
  • Attachment-based
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
  • Eclectic
  • Emotion Focused Therapy
  • Existential
  • Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Gottman Method
  • Person Centered/Rogerian
  • Trauma Focused

Modality

  • Couples
  • Individuals

Education

  • Washington University, St. Louis, Master's in Social Work

Years in Practice

4 years

Languages

  • English
  • Japanese

Healthcare Provider Taxonomy

  • Code: 101YA0400X
  • Grouping: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
  • Classification: Counselor
  • Specialization: Addiction
  • Code: 1041C0700X
  • Grouping: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
  • Classification: Social Worker
  • Specialization: Clinical
  • Code: 104100000X
  • Grouping: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
  • Classification: Social Worker

Credentials

  • Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)

Licenses

Name License Number State
LICSW LW61356222 Verify WA
Counselor CO61277343 Verify WA
Social Worker SC60979782 Verify WA

Practice Locations

6103 Mount Tacoma Dr SW

Lakewood, WA 98499-2727

Phone Number: (253) 215-7070

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