Therapist, Educator, Supervisor, and Relational Design Ethicist working at the intersection of psychotherapy and AI ethics. Co-Founder of TendMessages.io, founding assistive relational intelligence tools and frameworks that integrate trauma-informed practice, attachment theory, and relational UX into AI development. Experienced in creating prototypes, safety frameworks, and red teaming for ethical AI. 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Founder | Clinical Supervisor & Therapist | Relational AI Ethicist | Educator

  • Co-Founder: Tend Messages – beta forthcoming

  • Featured SME in Mashable (2025) on AI companions & mental health.

  • Speaker: IDC 2025 (AI & Children’s Wellbeing), Iceland AI & Youth Mental Health (2025).

  • Advisor for startups on trauma-informed AI integration.

  • Faculty: South Seattle College – Psychology

Consultant & SME | Safety & Ethics in LLM/AI+MH Applications
Hana (Behavioral Health & Chronic Care Platform) | 2025

Mpathic – Clinical Role Play Expert & Red Team | 2025

Contributing SME to LVR University Hospital Essen’s international study on AI & mental health.

Contributing Author to Academic Research on AI & Mental Health (in partnership with Intellect Frontier)

Therapist & Clinical Supervisor
Private Practice & Agencies | 2013–Present

  • Trauma-informed, psychodynamic care for youth, adults, and families.

  • Clinical supervision emphasizing relational ethics, justice, and human development.

  • Specializing in DBT, mindfulness, client-centered interpersonal psychodynamic & relational care, CBT/TFCBT/EFT/NVC and a range of clinically proven interventions and specializations across acuity and population. 

 

Author  

Freelance | 2021–Present

  • Ghostwriter & author serving therapists, founders, and educators.

  • Author of Substack on AI intimacy, trauma-informed design, and relational UX.

  • Featured author – Psychology Today – in progress September 2025

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

  • MA Counseling Psychology, The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology (2013)
    Assistant Instructor, 2014–2021

  • BA Comparative Sociology, University of Puget Sound (2008) | Minor: Ancient Greek

  • Licensed Mental Health Counselor (WA #LH60677348)

  • Child Mental Health Specialist (CMHS) | Mental Health Professional (MHP) | Approved Clinical Supervisor

 

COMMUNITY & COLLABORATION

  • Member, Foundry10 IRB (2022–2024)

  • Founding Supporter, The Garage Teen Café (Issaquah)

  • Mentor to early-career therapists on digital & clinical ethics