Area: Providers

Who I Work With: All Students

How I work with students: My patient care philosophy is grounded in the belief that all patients have a right to quality, efficient, and effective health care. I partner with my patients to create care plans that not only promote health and well being but also meet their personal health goals.

Professional Interests: Increasing access to health care, mindfulness-based stress reduction, eating disorder care.

Approach to Wellness: Bicycling, running, meditation, and spending time with my family.

Who I Work With: School of Law – Students

How I work with students: My style is to use the relationship between student and therapist to address the challenges the student brings to our sessions. This involves a sharing of their story, within the therapeutic relationship, to develop a greater insight into the depth and complexity of their experience. Together, we process presenting concerns in session, through story and relationship, to identify tools for success outside of session.

Professional interests: I work with students to manage their stress for sustainability in a competitive environment. The stress can present as, or can stem from: anxiety, depression, trauma, abuse, grief/loss, relationship difficulties, academic/career pressures, family structures/dynamics, substance use, and/or harmful systems.

Approach to wellness: My personal approach to wellness is to develop connection with intention, both with myself and with others.

Who I Work With: All students

How I work with students: I take an empathetic and collaborative approach with students to meet their needs and support their personal growth. I use a variety of mindfulness-based techniques to help student keep in touch with their thoughts and feelings, as well as identify and focus on their values in life. As a counselor striving to provide culturally sensitive and social justice oriented service to the students, I explore the impact of oppression on students with different marginalized identities and empower them to succeed in UW.

Professional interests: Anxiety Disorder; Life Transitions; Gender Affirming Care; Self-Esteem; Racial; Cultural Competency; Burnout; Systemic Oppression; Immigration and Acculturation Issues; Polyamorous or Open Relationships; Family Conflicts; Stress; Interpersonal Effectiveness.

What Therapy Can Look Like: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Dialectical Behavioral Therapy; Stress management / Relaxation skills; Psychoeducation; Lifestyle management; Assist with referrals; Treatment planning; Safety planning.

Approach to wellness: I love spending time with my friends and family, as well as with myself. Also, as a nerd, I enjoy indulging myself into the world of creativity and fantasy through anime, comic, cosplay, and novels.

Who I Work With: All Students

How I Work with Students: Dr. Magyar strives to understand each person’s experience from a whole person perspective. She works collaboratively to identify and prioritize mental health needs and come up with a treatment plan that’s evidence-based in order to help people move towards a greater sense of freedom and happiness and live into their true self. She believes that everybody is their own expert and has the answers they’re seeking.

Professional Interests: Eating disorders, trauma, attachment and psychotherapy.

Approach to Wellness: Hiking, HIIT, backpacking, camping, photography, board games, and spending time with friends/family.

Who I Work With: All Students

How I work with students: I strive to create a warm and authentic space where you feel seen, heard, and known. All parts of you are welcome. My style is relational, and my therapeutic work is steeped through a multicultural, anti-oppressive, and social justice lens.

Professional Interests: Identity development, life transitions, boundaries, relationship/interpersonal issues, substance use, trauma, multicultural concerns.

Approach to wellness: I believe wellness is deeply connected to rest and play! For me, this looks like intentional time in nature, eating good food, moving my body, playing with my cat, and spending time with people I love.

Who I Work With: All Students & Veterans

How I work with students: My goal is to provide a comfortable, safe, non-judgmental space where students feel comfortable sharing their struggles. I help students identify the changes they want to make and then support them in learning skills and tools to achieve their goals. You may be experiencing anxiety, stressed about managing your schedule, feeling unusually sad, or concerned about a relationship, I will listen compassionately and provide education and skill building to help you improve even after you have completed therapy.

Professional interests: Anxiety Disorder; Depression; Relationships; Self-esteem; Mindfulness; Stress; Trauma and PTSD; Substance Use; Veterans; Anger Management; Burnout; Systemic Oppression; Co-dependency; Attachment; Interpersonal Effectiveness; Sleep Issues; Family Conflicts; Gambling and Addiction Issues; Women’s Issues; Parenting; Self-harm; Suicidality.

What Therapy Can Look Like: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Dialectical Behavioral Therapy; Attachment-Based; Mindfulness; Motivational Interviewing; Supportive; Problem-solving; Psychoeducation; Stress Management / Relaxation Skills; Sleep Hygiene; Academic Support; Assist with Referrals; Provide Handouts / Information; Consultation; Confidential Substance Use Counseling.

Approach to Personal Wellness: I place a high value on social justice principles and strive to align with clients, their identities, and be highly aware of clients who face social, economic, and racial injustice. Hobbies that help me sustain my therapy work include biking, yoga, cooking, and travel.

Who I Work With: All Students & Indigenous cultural liaison

How I work with students: I strive to bring the spirit of reclamation into session. Reclaiming parts of us lost to trauma experienced throughout life. I support and encourage every part of you to enter the therapy space however feels right, polished or not. My therapeutic approach is rooted in art, traditional indigenous practices, acceptance, and a relationship built between two people aimed at helping you on your healing journey.    

Professional Interests: Life Transitions; Gender-Affirming Care; Depression; Relationships; Anxiety Disorder; Self-Esteem; Mindfulness; Stress; Trauma and PTSD; Substance Use; Cultural Competency; Burnout; Interpersonal Effectiveness; Attachment; Family Conflicts; Men’s Issues; Women’s Issues; Polyamorous or Open Relationships; Gambling and Addiction Issues; Chronic Pain or Illness; Racial Identity; Grief and Loss; Sexual Abuse; Systemic Oppression; Sleep Issues; Self-Harm; Suicidality.

What Therapy Can Look Like: Art Therapy; Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; Interpersonal; Mindfulness; Supportive; Social Skills Training; Stress Management / Relaxation Skills; Consultation; Dialectical Behavioral Therapy; Lifestyle Management.

Approach to wellness: LAUGHTER! I love a deep loud laugh. I enjoy art making, snuggling my dog, trying new recipes, and exploring my style. My mom dressed me in a pink and black polka dot beret once when I was 8 and I’ve been wearing the wildest things since.   

Who I Work With: School of Computer Science and Engineering

How I work with students: I support the students, faculty and staff within the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering.

Professional interests: Anxiety, social anxiety, working with LGBTQ++ students, men’s issues, improving communication skills, confidence building, dismantling white privilege, working with students with neurodivergence.

What Therapy Can Look Like: Consultation

Approach to wellness: I engage regularly in running, walking, hiking, mindfulness meditation, and intentional solitude.

Who I Work With: All Students

How I work with students: I view the therapy process as collaborative work between the therapist and the client. My approach to therapy is to provide a safe, non-judgmental, and respectful environment; meet you where you are; help you explore where you would like to be; and help you develop skills, tools, and strategies. The goal is for you to reach where you would like to be and build adaptive thoughts, feelings and behaviors, which help you to function better and become more satisfied with your life.

Professional interests: Anxiety Disorder; Life Transitions; Gender Affirming Care; Depression; Eating Disorders; Obsessive-Compulsive; Relationships; Self-Esteem; Mindfulness; Sexual Abuse; Stress; Trauma and PTSD; Racial; Cultural Competency; Anger Management; Burnout; Systemic Oppression; Interpersonal Effectiveness; Sleep Issues; Family Conflicts; Co-Dependency; Immigration and Acculturation Issues; Women’s Issues; Self Harm; Suicidality; Infertility; Chronic Pain or Illness.

What Therapy Can Look Like: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Dialectical Behavioral Therapy; DBT; Cognitive-Behavioral; Mindfulness; Motivational interviewing; Supportive; Problem solving; Psychoeducation; Social Skills Training; Stress management / Relaxation skills; Sleep hygiene; Lifestyle management; Assist with referrals; Academic Support; Safety planning; Provided handouts / Information; Treatment planning; Screening;Consultation.

Approach to wellness: I like to stay curious, learn new things and continue enriching my life. I believe learning is a lifelong journey. Outside of my work, I enjoy practicing different kinds of dance, going to see live performances (dance, music, stage, etc.), and hanging out with my friends who are from various different background.

Who I Work With: All Students & Latine Student Community Liaison

How I work with students: I offer students a therapeutic space where they can feel seen, heard, and supported without judgement. I’m mindful about meeting students where they are as we collaborate on their mental health goals. My therapeutic style infuses a variety of theories, approaches, and frameworks, including client-centered, strengths-based, solution-focused, multicultural and social justice perspectives, queer/feminist/Black feminist theory, and liberation psychology.

In addition to being a trauma-informed therapist, I remain informed on how capitalism and white supremacy impact our beliefs, thoughts, behavior, and mental health. My goal is to help students feel empowered by enhancing self-awareness, engaging coping strategies, shifting mindsets, and aligning to their values and life goals.

Professional interests: Life Transitions; Depression; Relationships; Self-Esteem; Mindfulness; Stress; Substance Use; Polyamorous or Open Relationships; Men’s Issues; Women’s Issues; Immigration and Acculturation Issues; Family Conflicts; Sleep Issues; Attachment; Systemic Oppression; Burnout; Anger Management; Cultural Competency; Racial ; Trauma and PTSD; Gender Affirming Care; Anxiety Disorder; Grief and Loss; Eating Disorders; Self Harm; Suicidality.

What Therapy Can Look Like: Academic Support; Sleep hygiene;Stress management / Relaxation skills; Social Skills Training; Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; Mindfulness.

Approach to wellness: Meaningful time with friends, loved ones, my dog, and myself. Rest and joy are a must. I enjoy playing volleyball, pool/billiards, bowling, walks in nature/parks, bike rides, and good food.