Clinical Background & Training
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 Centre 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.