Meet Madi
My path to becoming a therapist began with a love of the natural world. After moving to California, I visited Lava Beds National Monument on an eighth-grade field trip and saw my first shooting star. I remember looking up at the night sky and feeling a sense of awe—as though the world had suddenly become much larger and more mysterious. Since then, I have carried a quiet knowing that I am meant to help others rediscover that sense of wonder, connection, and belonging.
I earned my graduate degree at Prescott College in Arizona, where I studied wilderness and adventure-based therapy. My experience has included working with Groundswell Community Surf Project in the San Francisco Bay Area and Open Sky Wilderness Therapy in Durango, Colorado. My clinical work is also informed by Soulcraft training through Animas Valley Institute, which deepened my relationship with nature, imagination, and the inner wilderness of the psyche. Today, I weave these experiences into a trauma-informed, depth-oriented therapy approach that integrates EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic therapy, and Jungian psychology.
In therapy, we may become curious about the “why” beneath certain behaviors—not as a problem to solve, but as a trail leading toward greater understanding. Together, we can explore how your experiences live within the mind and body through parts work, nervous-system awareness, dreams, archetypes, intuition, and the unconscious. I believe healing often asks us to slow down, listen inward, and reconnect with something larger than ourselves. Even through telehealth therapy, I invite nature, creativity, awe, and a little bit of magic into our work.
I hope to offer a space that feels soft, grounded, gently energizing, and spacious enough for every part of you. Outside the therapy room, you can usually find me skiing, playing in the snow with my malamute-husky, King, watching the sunrise, or running up and down big mountains.
Professional Background
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in California, #22516
Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate in Washington, #61624000
I have extensive experience working in the residential treatment environment in the PHP and wilderness therapy settings in California, Colorado, and Utah. My specialties include anxiety, depression, grief, women’s issues, PTSD, stabilization for families in crisis, and trauma-informed care. My training is rooted in Jungian psychology, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and somatic experiencing.
Theoretical Approach
My therapy approach is trauma-informed, depth-oriented, and grounded in the belief that healing involves both symptom relief and a deeper relationship with yourself. I integrate EMDR therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic therapy, and Jungian psychology to help clients process trauma, explore internal parts, reconnect with the body, and understand the dreams, archetypes, and unconscious patterns shaping their lives. My approach is also informed by Soulcraft training through Animas Valley Institute, which honors the roles of nature, imagination, and soul in personal growth. With a particular interest in the sacred feminine, I invite intuition, embodiment, creativity, meaningful relationships, and connection with the natural world into the healing process. Together, we can tend to what you have carried and help you create a life that feels more whole, meaningful, and authentically yours.
