I have a special interest in helping people achieve body awareness of sensations and emotions towards self-regulation. I believe in integrated body and mind interventions that help people to restore their capacity for self-regulation and joy in life. My goal is to help people to free themselves from emotional pain, to recover from their traumas, and to restore their capacity to experience life fully.

I have been working as a body psychotherapist in private practice since 1989. I hold a Master of Science degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Western Oregon University. I taught the practicum and internship classes in this program in 2013-2017.

I am the director of the Autism Treatment Center in Oregon and a master trainer and therapist of the Qigong Sensory Training Institute (QSTI). I train professionals and parents to provide Qigong Sensory Training - Qigong Massage – a treatment for children with autism.

I provide services in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.

I enjoy hiking, swimming, kayaking, traveling, and singing with my husband.