A Registered Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC). Marlee was drawn to the field of Psychology by a desire to help individuals connect with themselves and others. Marlee specializes in working with individuals, children, and parents. She is passionate about helping people grow and heal while they navigate the everyday tasks of careers, family life, and relationships.

Marlee knows that change is often necessary to live a more fulfilling life, but the process of getting there can be hard to navigate. She works with clients from an attachment lense, using a variety of evidence based practices. She helps individuals to understand how events, beliefs, and thoughts have shaped them while empowering them to grow and facilitate the changes they want to make.

When working with children, Marlee uses a play based approach as well as parent coaching. She knows that patterns of play connect children to themselves and help them to make sense of their own stories. In this way, play can be incredibly healing, and tell us a lot about a child's inner world. She also knows that a strong attachment is the best gift a child can have. She partners with parents to understand what goals they have for their children, and facilitates that through parent coaching. To her, there is nothing better than seeing individuals and families learn to thrive through vulnerability and healing.

Marlee earned her B.A in Psychology and Spanish from Hope College and her M.S. in Early Childhood Mental Health and Clinical Counseling from San Diego State University.

Marlee is trained in the following:
Children
Individuals
Family Systems
Attachment Theory
Parenting
Play Therapy
Anxiety/ Depression
Trauma Work (TFCBT)
Emotionally Focused Therapy