Education & Credentials
Graduate Degree - University of San Francisco
Bachelors Degree - Humboldt State University
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - California Board of Behavioral Sciences
Clinical Experiences
Tess Keller Therapy - Private Practice, Arcata, CA (Oct 2024 – Present).
Rhizome Wellness Collective - Therapist, Arcata, CA (Sep 2023 – Dec 2024).
Two Feathers NAFS - Mental Health Clinician, Arcata, CA (Sep 2022 – Jan 2024).
Queer Humboldt - Therapist, Arcata, CA (May 2022 – Jun 2023).
Sausal Creek Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic -Clinical Social Worker, Oakland, CA (Aug 2021 – Mar 2022).
Crisis Support Services of Alameda County - Clinical Intern & Hospital Follow-Up Supervisor, Oakland, CA (Aug 2020 – Aug 2021).
Punks With Lunch - Community Outreach & Advocacy Volunteer, Oakland, CA (Oct 2019 – Apr 2022).
Advanced Training & Modalities
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) - 65 Hours of training via the International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT).
Somatic psychotherapy consultation and mentorship - Current bi-weekly consultation and mentorship with Daniel Schiff.
Somatic Trauma Interventions - 6-week intensive workshop with Peter Carpentier.
Hakomi Method - Workshops on Quieting The Mind and Nonverbal Communication Skills (Hakomi Seattle Institute).
Suicide Intervention & Crisis - Narrative Approaches to Suicide Intervention (Miracle Mile, LA) and Motivational Interviewing for Suicidality (Crisis Support Services Hotline).
Family Dynamics - Working with Multi-Stressed Families with Bill Madsen (The Wright Institute).
Specialized Supervision & Mentorship
Somatic psychotherapy training - Mentorship and consultation with Daniel Schiff, Phd expert in mind-body somatic therapy.
Reichian Character Analysis - Mentorship and personal therapy with Peter Moore, LMFT.
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy - Specialized supervision with Michael Sonn, LMFT, based in attachment theory.
Queer & Trans-Affirming Care - Supervised for over a year by Dylan McClure, LCSW, specializing in serving the transgender and queer community.