Frequently Asked Questions
What kinds of life transitions do you help with?
Some transitions come with language already attached: loss, diagnosis, divorce. Others don't have a clean word for what happened, like realizing the life you built isn't right for you, or grieving something that never existed in the first place. What they share is that disorienting feeling of not knowing who you are in the aftermath. Wherever you are in that process, therapy offers a place to figure out what comes next.
What is the difference between childfree and childless?
Childfree usually refers to people who have actively chosen not to have children. Childless refers to people who wanted to have children but were unable to have them due to infertility, health conditions, circumstance, or loss. All experiences can be isolating in a culture that centers parenthood, and they deserve thoughtful, informed therapeutic support.
What if i’m undecided about having children?
Therapy can help with this. Ambivalence about having children is more common than people admit, and more painful than most people around you will understand. It doesn't fit neatly into "trying to conceive" support or childfree communities, and the pressure of a ticking clock makes it worse. The goal isn't to push you toward a decision. It's to help you find what's actually true for you.
What if my partner wants kids and I don't?
I see so many clients in this situation. It is one of the most painful things to navigate because one person's yes requires the other person's no. Therapy can help you get clear on what you actually want underneath the guilt and the fear, have honest conversations with your partner, and make decisions you can live with regardless of how things unfold.
Can you help someone grieving not having children?
Yes. This is one of my core specialties. Whether you're mourning a path that didn't happen, navigating pressure from family and culture, or working through the complexity of a choice you made, this grief is real, valid, and underserved in most therapy practices.
What is cancer survivorship therapy?
Cancer survivorship therapy focuses on the emotional and psychological experience of life after a cancer diagnosis. Many survivors struggle with anxiety about recurrence, grief over who they were before diagnosis, changes in identity and relationships, and the challenge of re-entering "normal" life. Therapy provides a space to process all of it without having to explain yourself to someone who doesn't get it.
Do you work with people who are currently in treatment, or only after?
Both. Whether you're newly diagnosed, mid-treatment, or years into survivorship, therapy can help. The emotional timeline of cancer doesn't follow a medical one.
Do you see clients with chronic illness even if it's not cancer?
Yes. Chronic illness of any kind (things like MS, Lupus, Fibromyalgia, Long Covid, etc) brings its own unique emotional burden. I work with clients navigating the grief, identity shifts, and relational changes that often come with long-term health conditions.
Where are you located? Do I have to be in your city?
No. I practice entirely via Telehealth and can see clients anywhere in Washington State. When the Social Work Licensure Compact is finalized, I plan to expand services to additional states.
Do you only do therapy, or do you offer other services?
In addition to individual therapy I offer clinical supervision for social workers, specialized consultation for clinicians working with childfree and childless clients, and training on working with people without children.