Madz works with teens & young adults (18-25) and adults (25+). She works under the supervision of Brooke White.
Hours: She sees clients exclusively via telehealth Monday through Thursday, 9am – 5pm.
Madz is currently accepting consultations for new clients. Madz works with clients throughout Oregon, but lives in the Columbia River Gorge and likes to prioritize services to other people in the area.
I’m so glad you’re here. Together, at your own pace, we will tune into what your body knows and provide your stories, emotions, and longings the presence and care they’ve been yearning for.
Therapy with me:
In our work together, you can build a more compassionate and curious relationship with the parts of you (distressed AND brilliant) that have been managing your suffering in this unruly world. You can learn to trust and celebrate your intuition, find your voice, and use it with confidence.
Together, we will uncover patterns and explore insights. You can feel supported as you deepen presence with your body’s sensations that hold both where you’ve been and the way forward.
My role in the change process is to help you slow down. To offer supportive guidance as you rediscover and reconnect with what’s felt lost, unreachable, or overwhelming. This might be the knot in your stomach, or reaching for your partner(s)’ hands, the tears you haven’t cried, or simply remembering that you love the color yellow. Whatever it is, there is an aliveness and freedom in finding more safety in embodiment as we live in a culture that encourages staying numb and disconnected. I believe that working to become more in-touch, and deeply present has the capacity to change everything.
I work with clients who may identify as:
- Members of the LGBTQIA2+ Community
- People living with trauma
- Helpers, including social workers, educators, healthcare professionals, and first responders, who may be experiencing vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, or moral injury
- Empaths
- BIPOC
- Women and marginalized genders
- Residing in the Columbia River Gorge area
Clients can find support with:
- Trauma
- Life transitions
- Grief and loss
- Childhood attachment wounds
- Compassion fatigue and burnout
- Relationship issues
- Anxiety and depression
- Embodiment
- Gender and sexual identity exploration
My approaches include:
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Attachment Based Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Psychodynamic
- Narrative Therapy
Professional background
After earning my Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, I worked in the backcountry through all seasons as a guide and facilitator in wilderness therapy, supporting teens and young adults who suffered from severe attachment-related traumas and violations of love. Later, I earned my Master’s degree in Social Work from Portland State University and provided therapy to college students at Portland State’s Counseling Center. I am currently coming up on my 3rd year of providing individual therapy in an outpatient group practice setting.
Who I am in the wild…
When not in session, you’ll find me in my garden hanging with the winter squash, hiking at a snail’s pace and identifying plants with my partner, playing roller derby and being a menace about it, cooking, climbing, and hamming it up with my incredibly humorous, and playful chosen family and friends.
Are we a fit?
Please complete our New Client Inquiry Form to help us better understand your needs. A member of our team will contact you within 24 hours to follow up.