Hi, I’m André

I’m a Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)

I do outdoor therapywith men at Tacoma-area parks & beaches. I also provide Mental Health Counseling to people anywhere in Washington state via telehealth (online therapy).

My Experience & Education

License and Education

  • 2012 | Master of Arts in Education | Counseling | University of Puget Sound

  • 2009 | Bachelor of Arts | Sociology & Communication | Pacific Lutheran University

    • Double major in Sociology and Communication Studies with a concentration in family & gender

  • 2025 | Graduate Certificate | Ecotherapy | Lewis & Clark College

  • Washington State License Mental Health Counselor credential #MC.LH.70076630

Clinical Experience

I have 10+ years of experience as a counselor in public schools and as a case manager for adults with barriers to entering the workforce. I have been in private practice since Summer 2023.


Recent Trainings

  • Core Skills in Existential Therapy

  • Applying Internal Family Systems as a Trauma Informed Approach to Treat Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders

  • Rupture and Repair in Relationships: Using Internal Family Systems to Reconnect after Conflict

  • An Internal Family Systems Approach to Foster Secure Internal Attachment

  • Internal Family Systems for Trauma, Anxiety and Grief: Clinical Tools to Connect Clients to their Parts for Deeper Healing

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy 2 Day Intensive ACT Training

  • Cognitive Processing Therapy

  • Being Neurodivergent in a Neurotypical World

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