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Hello there! My name is Angelica and I am Liberating Jasper's operations manager.

I hold years of experience working in mental healthcare including having the honor of aiding in the opening of two new eating disorder recovery programs in Pierce County. In addition to my experience, I have a deep understanding of the complexities involved in this important work and am excited to help empower individuals to begin their body liberation journey!

I am responsible for overseeing the day-to-day, behind the scenes operations of our agency and ensuring that all activities are in compliance with industry regulations. I am committed to creating a supportive environment for clients to access the care they need to continue their healing journey. I work closely with a team of highly skilled and caring professionals, including therapists and nutritionists, to provide a comprehensive approach to recovery.

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Due to my personal and professional background, I am passionate about compassionate mental healthcare and am honored to be a part of an organization offering healing and liberation to all bodies!

I believe therapy is a sacred space. I have the honor to walk alongside clients as we discover new paths to healing. I work from a client centered approach, as you are the expert in your own life. Some of my core values that show up in the room are respect, compassionate care, and body liberation. As a queer native person (a member of the Blackfeet Nation) liberation is a guidepost for me. I also recognized my privilege as a white passing, cis-gendered, currently able-bodied person. 

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Associate here in Washington and graduated with a MA in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pacific Lutheran University. Before that, I studied Psychology at the University of Washington, where I obtained my BA. I have worked with individuals, couples, and families throughout my training. 

Outside of work, I enjoy sewing, baking, and spending time with my cat. I love to take up new hobbies, and am always curious about what activities bring my client’s joy as well. I am so excited to be a part of the Liberating Jasper team, and would love to work with you! 

Hello! I am a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) and a nationally certified counselor (NCC). The heart of my identity and counseling style is the mind-body-spirit-culture connection and decolonizing our lives. I believe that our bodies hold innate wisdom and through connecting with our bodies can we learn to rest, heal, and liberate ourselves from the systems actively working against us. Being a chronically ill woman of color in a larger body, I know first hand how difficult navigating recovery and mental services can be. As a therapist, it’s important that I help my clients of marginalized identities, as my own, feel empowered in their bodies and health through their culture. I provide psychodynamic and somatic counseling to folks across the eating disorder and body image distress spectrum from a HAES and body liberation framework. I also enjoy working with folks who are exploring identity and navigating cultural issues. My work is also largely influenced by social justice, Sikolohiyang Pilipino (Filipino Psychology), and ancestral connection. Tarot, astrology (western and Chinese), MBTI, and archetypes are all things I enjoy incorporating into my practice, as well. I offer sessions in both English and Taglish. 

I earned my BA in cultural and medical anthropology from Western Washington University and my MA in clinical mental health counseling from Northwestern University. In addition to providing therapy, I also write for several Filipino health and wellness magazines and practice traditional (pre-colonial) Filipino medicine (Hilot). 

Hi! I am a Registered Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. I practice from a fat
positive, health at every size, and intuitive eating approach and seek to meet my clients
wherever they are in their relationship with food and body. I earned a Bachelors in Nutrition from

the University of Texas in Austin and a Bachelors in Biology from Texas A&M in Texarkana. I
completed the two year U.S. Army’s Graduate Program in Nutrition completing my Dietetic
Internship and Masters in Nutrition through Baylor University. Once completing this program, I
served as an U.S. Army Dietitian at Madigan Army Medical Center on Joint Base Lewis
McChord for 4 years.
I have developed a strong ability to support clients through a wide range of emotions around
eating and their bodies during my time working with and learning from the military population.
My identities as fat and bisexual inform my work with queer and fat clients, and my skills at
walking beside theses clients while they are managing difficult interactions with healthcare
systems. In all areas of my life, I continuously examine and work to deconstruct the privileges I
hold. My goal as a provider is to create safe, judgement-free relationships with my clients. I look

forward to creating such a relationship with you!

Welcome! I am a Registered Dietitian with over a decade of experience working with clients and
their supporters at inpatient and outpatient levels of care for eating disorder recovery. I strive to
create a safe space for all bodies, ages, and identities in their journey of healing, while
acknowledging my own privilege as a white, cis-gendered, heterosexual in a smaller body. My
practice is centered on supporting body autonomy and healing relationships with food, body,
and movement through the lenses of Health At Every Size® (HAES®), trauma-informed care,
fat liberation, and social justice.
Throughout my career, I’ve observed the help, harm, and disparities in traditional eating disorder
care and healthcare. I am passionate about dismantling harmful systems and helping individuals
feel empowered to question traditional recommendations and find healing in ways that honor
their goals and lived experiences. For those who have experienced harm in healthcare or from
previous nutrition providers, I hope to provide a different experience through curiosity,
collaboration, and compassion with humor sprinkled throughout.
As a nerdy, neurodivergent individual, I enjoy working with a vast variety of folks seeking
support for eating disorders (including medically complex, high acuity, ARFID, and Family
Based Therapy), disordered eating or movement, chronic dieting, body hatred/disembodiment,
Medical Nutrition Therapy, and navigating strategies to support nourishment in the context of
neurodivergence. Outside of the office, I enjoy getting into nature, playing board games, crafting
and spending time with my two cats, friends, and family. Looking forward to meeting you!

I'm currently completing my Master of Arts in Counseling at Saint Martin’s University. I hold a Bachelor of
Arts with an emphasis in Narrative Psychology and Social Justice from Evergreen State College. My
professional background lies in intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization treatment for mood, anxiety,
and eating disorders.
I strive to bring warmth, compassion, and a deep respect for each person's journey. I work from a
relational-cultural lens from which I see growth as deeply intertwined with relationships—with people,
animals, community, and nature. I believe therapy is a collaborative space where we can explore values,
uncover inherited stories, and create meaning. Unspooling these intricate threads, we can gain a deeper
understanding of ourselves and the systems we inhabit, examining the connections between our personal
narratives and the larger social and cultural systems at play.
My identity as a white cisgender woman and able-bodied individual shapes how I navigate spaces. It's
essential for me to continually address my own positionality and privilege.
I embrace a kink-positive, Health At Every Size (HAES), and body liberation perspective in my practice.
Outside of the office, you'll often find me spending time in local libraries, listening to records, or sharing a
sun nap with my cats.

Hello! I am currently completing my Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Art Therapy
at Antioch University, Seattle. I also hold a Bachelors in Fine Art with a focus on Fiber Arts from
Massachusetts College of Art and Design where I learned the competitive nature of being a professional
artist did not suit me ultimately landing me in the field of art therapy.
Many folks wonder if they need to be “good” at art when contemplating if an art therapist is a good fit
for them, and my response is “there is no ‘correct’ way to make art.” The space we build together is
about fostering a safe space for you to take creative risks to heal, and I view my role as one of
support—there is no judgment. Unlike “traditional” art making, art therapy focuses on the creative
process and viewing our challenges from a new perspective. As we work together, we will weave
together talk therapy and art making, and over time find a balance between talking and making art. The
structure of therapy is up to you. I believe you are the expert on yourself and through practice you can
begin to tap into that to make the changes you want to see in your life.
I do recognize art therapy can be intimidating, and as a white, abled bodied cis-woman with a fine arts
background I often adopt a position of privilege and I am continually learning and growing to become
increasingly aware of how I show up in spaces in and outside of the art therapy studio space. 
When I am not in the office, I can be found sewing or knitting, snuggling with my cats, or climbing the
nearest wall.