Find a BIPOC Therapist in Tacoma, Washington: Embrace Holistic Healing with Telehealth Services

Are you searching to find a BIPOC therapist in Tacoma? Looking for telehealth with a therapist? I offer counseling services online in Tacoma through Lakewood Child and Family Counseling, bringing a unique blend of therapeutic expertise and mindfulness practices to my work. As a long-term Yoga and Mindfulness Meditation practitioner, certified to teach Mindfulness, I integrate these valuable tools into our telehealth sessions.

Prior to moving to Washington, I gained experience in community mental health and served as a liaison with the Youth Services Department for a Police Agency in California. I believe in being a ‘good human first, Therapist second,’ understanding that genuine connection is essential for effective therapy. My approach focuses on helping you understand the “why” behind your experiences before exploring solutions. I bring honesty, warmth, and curiosity to each session. Cultural sensitivity, spirituality, non-violence, and working with marginalized communities, including BIPOC individuals, are deeply important to me. I am available for telehealth therapy throughout Washington state.

My Approach to Telehealth Therapy:

I offer telehealth therapy services, making it easier than ever to access support from the comfort of your own space. I believe that telehealth works and can be just as effective as in-person sessions. My background in mindfulness and yoga allows me to incorporate these practices into our work together, creating a holistic and personalized experience.

Specializations and Training:

I have received specialized training in several areas, including:

• Emotion Focused Therapy Chairwork (2x)
• Recognizing and Identifying Family Trauma
• Health Equity
• Providing Behavioral Health Treatment to LGBTQ+ populations
• Supporting Trans and Binary Clients
• Adapting EBP’s for Transgender Clients
• Working with Transgender and gender diverse youth
• Fundamental and ethical considerations in clinical practice with LGBT populations
• Effects of ADHD on adults
• Eating Disorder Recovery
• Evolving IFS – A new approach to Internal Family Systems
• Basic Principles of Somatic Experiencing

Ongoing Development and Mindfulness Practices:

I am committed to ongoing professional and personal development, which enhances my work as a therapist. My recent trainings include:

• Weekly Authentic Communications Group
• Enrollment in a yearlong course: “The Seeing that Frees” (Buddhist teaching of Emptiness)
• Monthly Mindful Non-violent Communications group
• Monthly Mindful Therapists, Mentors and Coaches group
• Participation in weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly meditation circles (including BIPOC & Queer Insight meditation groups)
• Annual silent meditation retreats
• Daily meditation and mindful movement practice

If you’re looking to find a therapist in Washington, especially a BIPOC therapist, and are interested in exploring how mindfulness and traditional therapy can support your well-being, please reach out. I offer counseling services online in Tacoma and throughout Washington. I would be honored to connect with you.

Starting Therapy can be hard. It takes courage to start to work on what you know you need too, and even more to ask someone for help. I have a deep a reverence for the bravery needed to reach out. I hope my clients find me to be compassionate, empathetic, accepting and a truly genuine, caring person. I believe it is an honor to walk with someone on their journey, to help them shine their light into their darkest places, and to work on the fear and sadness that surface as a result. Through working at Lakewood Child and Family Counseling in Tacoma WA, I have recently taken a number of EFT (emotional focused therapy) and EFFT (emotional focused family therapy) to help facilitate my clients exploring their traumas. I work with clients who are working through their anxiety and depression, helping them confront the the traumas of their past. I work with a lot of clients who are going through major life transitions, such as the loss of a loved one, change in a long term relationship, or a change in a career. Please reach out to me if you are interested in starting with me.

Finding the help you need can be scary. Let me help you be brave. I see my role as a TeleHealth Therapist at Lakewood Child and Family Counseling to provide non-judgmental, unconditional support to my clients. Knowing that most people do not have this in their life, and as someone who has their own therapist, I know how important this can be to someone. I have experience working with children, adolescents, and adults with various emotional, social, and mental health disorders including dual diagnoses. I am passionate about helping others establish balance in their lives, finding a greater sense of self-identity, reestablishing who you are, helping you heal your trauma wounds, and guiding you in improving your interpersonal relationships. I am dedicated to helping adolescents and young adults with their personal growth so their families can grow stronger together.

Starting Therapy can be hard, and picking a Therapist can be one of the more difficult parts of starting. Let me help you. I lean into my life experiences and my depth of training to make a safe, warm, welcoming space for my clients to do their work with me at their side. I use my experience as a Father, a Husband, a Correctional Counselor, and a Veteran every day with my clients. I have been working with Lakewood Child and Family Counseling for almost a decade now and I consider myself specialized in working with clients with severe anxiety. In recent years, I have branched out to learn some other Modalities such as Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) to help my clients process their past traumas. I treat people with unconditional positive regard because I know that most people have never gotten that in their lives. I am passionate about working with Veterans and their families, especially when it comes to working with them as a parent-coach. I use humor when it is appropriate, but I also will call it how it is and hold my clients accountable to themselves, their families, and their community.

As a long term TeleHealth Therapist at Lakewood Child and Family Counseling I am dedicated to your growth. I am a compassionate and empathetic Therapist committed to helping my Clients achieve the positive results they are seeking. I am skilled at utilizing evidence-based techniques in working with you, using a multitude of different Therapy Modalities to bring to our sessions, including CBT, EFT, and Family Systems. I work mainly with Clients who are having difficulty with family-of-origin issues, blended family issues, those experiencing depression and anxiety, clients with abandonment issues, and LGBTIQA+.

Some of My Specialties