Welcome — I’m grateful our paths have crossed.

We are not meant to journey through this human experience alone. As a therapist, it is my honor to walk beside you — to witness, to listen, and to support you as you return to the wisdom already within you. Healing, I believe, is not something we do in isolation. It is a deeply human, often sacred, process best nurtured in connection. It’s a collaborative experience that invites meaning, belonging, and aliveness.

I approach this work with dedication for the whole person. Your story, your complexity, your becoming will be held. I trust the parts of you that already know the way home. I hold space not only for the challenges, but also for joy, wonder, and play. These elements can soften our edges and open us to deeper connection, contentment, and peace. Our work together will be a collaborative and co-created space where you can explore, question, rest, and emerge. I bring a lens rooted in social justice, cultural awareness, and a deep respect for the diverse ways we exist in the world. All of you is welcome here, your spirituality, your traditions, your rituals, your grief, and your growth.

My approach weaves together psychoeducation, humanistic care, and the research that reminds us: healing happens in community. I draw from attachment theory, somatic practices, mindfulness, and a decolonized framework- always with a person-centered heart. I specialize in working with marginalized and mixed-identity populations with academic training grounded in trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and relational care. My areas of focus include midlife transitions, identity exploration, parenting, grief, relational work, and spiritual inquiry.

Des is a genderqueer individual who identifies both as mixed and bi-cultural, they graduated from Saybrook University. Des spent her early years navigating life between the Philippines and the States but now calls the PNW home. In their life they fill the role of spouse, parent, home educator and creative. Des has recently found the utter joy of experiencing life with their first family dog, an Aussie named Roux. 

Des is available to work with individuals ages 18 and older. Their rate is $160/session with an available sliding scale.

Des is a mental health counselor associate in Washington State (MHCA.#70006801; NPI #1134098098). They are supervised by Amira Siegel (License, NPI ).