I am a licensed mental health counselor in Seattle, Washington specializing in perfectionism, relationships, anxiety related disorders, C-PTSD, and life transitions. I provide trauma informed counseling to couples and adult individuals, and mentorship to therapists in training and seeking licensure. I specialize in topics related to narcissistic vulnerability, feminist therapy, and character development.

As a psychodynamic and systems therapist, I center our universal needs for connection and relatedness at the heart of the healing process. This means supporting peoples unique, individual journey for belonging within the context of relationship to their work, intimate partnership(s), as members of families and broader communities of interest or service. I enjoy helping folks explore more authenticity in relationship where able, and support them around the care needed to navigate loss, leaving, and making changes when not possible. We’ll take a strengths-based, behavioral approach to recovery and life transitions. And we’ll also gently explore the patterns, habits, and environments that sometimes contribute to your best efforts feeling stymied. I believe therapy is most nourishing when we practice being open and conscientious, respectful of a pace that helps to enhance your agency and sense of safety. And I aspire to bring compassion to the challenges, seeing recovery as an incremental process and even a way to contribute to cultural growth. I feel honored to work as a team with my clients and I hope to be in loving service to your vision of what’s meaningful, purposeful, and heartfelt for you.


Themes We May Explore

  • Supporting your recovery from unsustainable patterns

  • Re-imagining career and creative life paths

  • Navigating life transitions

  • Processing loss and internal conflict

  • Exploring the impact of systemic oppression on your personhood

  • Identifying personal limits and boundaries

  • Sustaining self-care practices

  • Reframing self-esteem and improving self-care

  • Practicing self-acceptance and compassion

  • Decreasing stress and anxiety

  • Supporting your LGBTQI identity

  • Experimenting with a work-life balance

  • Deepening relationship with your intuitive nature

  • Providing psycho-education about toxic relational dynamics and managing psychological safety


Scheduling an appointment

Before scheduling a fist appointment, let’s set up a 15-minute phone call to explore what’s bringing you to counseling. From there, we’ll discuss your needs and come up with a schedule that works for you.

Intake appointment: $180
55-min. appointment: $150
Reduced rate is available.
Please inquire for details.

I am an out-of-network provider and payment is due at the time of your appointment. Upon request, I am happy to provide a receipt for you to submit to your insurance company. Please contact your insurance provider to learn if you are eligible for reimbursement and to clarify the degree and nature of your coverage for mental health services under your specific plan. It is your responsibility to verify your benefit coverage for mental health services.

Curious about what to expect from therapy? Here’s an article I’ve found helpful whether it’s your first time in therapy, possibly changing therapists, or re-engaging after a while.


Mary Anne exhibits a tremendous degree of compassion for those who have experienced trauma. She gives permission for individuals to feel their emotions and to accept them. Mary Anne then has a variety of empowering therapeutic options for clients to use to help bring a bit more grace into their lives.
— Quote from my colleague, Dr. Joshua Rubinstein, ND, Bastyr University