Hi, I’m Tyra.
Are you facing a major life transition, navigating chronic illness, grieving a profound loss, or questioning long-held beliefs? You may feel overwhelmed, stuck, or like the ground beneath you has shifted—and you're not alone. I’m a therapist based in Richland, Washington, offering individual therapy via telehealth to adults across Washington state.
I specialize in supporting people through life-altering experiences: cancer treatment, chronic illness, grief and loss, spiritual deconstruction, and high-stress transitions. My approach is trauma-informed, compassionate, and tailored to help you find steadiness and meaning when everything feels uncertain.
Areas of Focus
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Grief and Loss
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Navigating Life Transitions
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Living with Chronic Illness
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Trauma
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Issues Around Spirituality
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Emotional Wellness Through All Life Stages
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Recovery from Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse
My Approach to Therapy
My approach as a therapist weaves together evidence-based therapies and compassionate presence to support your growth, healing, and self-discovery. Each method I use offers a different path toward understanding yourself, finding relief from suffering, and creating a life that feels meaningful to you.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Helps you make room for difficult thoughts and feelings while taking meaningful action guided by your values. It’s about building a life that feels rich and full—even when pain is present.
Polyvagal Theory and Somatic-Based Therapy: Helps you tune into your body’s cues and gently regulate your nervous system, creating a greater sense of safety, connection, and resilience—especially after stress or trauma.
Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP): A gentle, listening-based intervention designed to calm the nervous system and improve emotional regulation, especially helpful for trauma, anxiety, and sensory sensitivities.
Mindfulness Practices: Encourage present-moment awareness and self-compassion, helping you respond to challenges with more ease and less reactivity.
Attachment-Based Therapy: Focuses on the ways early relationships shape how you connect with others and yourself, offering a path to more secure, supportive connections.
IFS and Voice Dialogue informed parts work: Supports healing by connecting with the different “parts” of yourself—especially those shaped by past experiences—so you can lead your life with more clarity, compassion, and confidence.
Life and Spiritual Coaching: Offers guidance rooted in your values and beliefs, helping you navigate transitions, find purpose, and align your life with what matters most.
Therapy isn’t a one-size-fits-all process.
As we build a strong therapeutic relationship, we’ll discover what works best for you—honoring your story, your strengths, and the unique way you make meaning in the world.
Certifications and Specialty Training
Let’s get started.
Schedule your complimentary 20-minute introductory session to see if working together would be the support and help you are looking for.
