About Petie

I provide warm, compassionate therapy to people going through life transitions or periods of difficulty.

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Background & Experience

I grew up in a small, down to earth community in Montana. I graduated from a private liberal arts college in Maine, and spent the next 10+ years in consulting, earning an MBA, and working on a vast range of issues nationally and globally. After starting my own family, I made the move to mental health - a long time area of interest.

My primary clinical training took place at Seattle’s Swedish Center for Perinatal Bonding and Support, a partial hospitalization program that supports birthing parents experiencing acute postpartum mood and anxiety disorders. Here, I worked with a team of therapists and psychiatrists to provide group and individual therapy to patients.

I began my private practice in 2025 and continue to grow my skills. Recent training includes:

  • Frank Anderson’s Internal Family Systems (IFS) Trauma Treatment Program: A 4-month intensive

  • Somatic Trauma Therapy Certification with Dr. Abi Blakeslee: A 4-month intensive

  • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) Proficiency Course

  • Perinatal Mood Disorders: Components of Care: Postpartum Support International (PSI)

  • Perinatal Mental Health Advanced Psychotherapy Training: Postpartum Support International (PSI)

  • Circle of Security Parenting Facilitator Training

My Approach

I integrate the modalities that best support your needs and goals. I practice from a person-centered, wholistic, trauma-informed lens. We always work together and at your pace.

Therapeutic Approaches

●       Attachment Theory

●       Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

●       Internal Family Systems (IFS)

●       Motivational Interviewing (MI)

●      Somatic approaches to trauma

Services

  •  Perinatal Mental Health (Preconception, Pregnancy, Postpartum)

  • Life Transitions

  • Parenting (0-5)

  • Relationships

  • Work and Life Stress

Credentials and Education

I am licensed in Washington State as a Licensed Social Worker Associate Independent Clinical (LSWAIC), License #SC70095512. As an associate I receive individual supervision under Mia Edidin, a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW).

I hold a Masters of Social Work degree from the University of Denver. I earned a BA from Colby College and an MBA from Clark University.