New to Grow
Hi, I'm Tiffany! I'm an LMFT with nearly a decade of experience, offering telehealth therapy to clients in Oregon, California, and Arizona. I hold an MS in Clinical Psychology from California State University, Fullerton, and I've completed specialized training in perinatal mental health through Postpartum Support International. My focus is often on what goes unaddressed: new mothers struggling beyond the baby blues, dads who feel lost, grief that others have stopped acknowledging, anxiety or low mood that won't lift, repeating relationship patterns, or self-criticism that's hard to shake. If something feels off, that's reason enough to start. My style is warm and direct, and I offer a free 15-minute consultation so we can see if we're a good fit.
Reaching out can feel like a big step, especially if you're used to holding things together for everyone else. In our first session, we'll take time to get to know each other — I'll ask about what's bringing you to therapy now and what you've tried before, and we'll start sketching out what you want things to look like going forward. You don't need it all figured out before we talk. Some curiosity about doing things differently is enough to begin.
I use a directive, skills-based approach so you leave sessions with practical tools you can actually use — not just in our conversations, but in your day-to-day life and relationships. I primarily draw on CBT to help identify and shift the thought patterns keeping you stuck, and I bring in Gottman Method, Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, or Solution-Focused Brief Therapy depending on what fits you best. I'm warm, but I'm also direct — I'll be honest with you about what I'm noticing, and I'll hold you to the goals you set for yourself.
You might be a new mom who feels like something's off beyond the "baby blues" everyone warned you about — or a dad who's quietly struggling but doesn't see himself reflected in most conversations about parenthood. You might be navigating a life transition that's thrown you off balance, dealing with anxiety or low mood that hasn't lifted no matter what you've tried, or noticing the same relationship patterns showing up again and again. Maybe your self-talk has gotten harsh and critical, and you're ready to work on actually changing those thought patterns rather than just white-knuckling through them. You don't need to have it all figured out before reaching out — just some willingness to look at things differently. You're likely someone who's used to holding things together for everyone else, and you're ready for a space where that's not required. You'll do well with a therapist who's warm but also direct, who uses cognitive restructuring and other practical tools to help you build real confidence — not just talk about it — and who'll give you honest feedback you can act on between sessions.
CBT is my primary approach. I use it to help you identify the specific thought patterns and beliefs that are keeping you stuck — whether that's harsh self-talk, anxious thinking, or the internal narrative running underneath a repeating relationship pattern. From there, we work together to examine how accurate or helpful those thoughts actually are, and build more workable ways of thinking and responding. The goal isn't just insight — it's practical: you leave sessions with tools you can actually use between them, whether that's catching a distorted thought before it spirals, changing how you respond in a difficult conversation, or building a more balanced relationship with your own self-criticism.
Although I work with individuals rather than couples, I draw on Gottman Method concepts to help clients understand and shift their relationship and interpersonal patterns. We look at things like communication habits, conflict patterns, and the underlying needs or triggers that tend to show up in your relationships — whether with a partner, family member, or friend — and use that understanding to help you show up differently in those dynamics going forward. It's less about working on a relationship in the room together and more about helping you recognize your own patterns and make different choices in the relationships you're navigating outside of session.
I use SFBT when it's more helpful to focus on where you're headed than on dissecting the problem itself. Instead of spending most of our time on what's going wrong, we look at what's already working, however small, and build on it — identifying concrete, achievable next steps toward the specific goals you've set for yourself. This approach tends to work well for clients who want practical movement in a shorter timeframe, or who are navigating a specific life transition and need to figure out their next steps rather than unpack years of history.