​I’ve sung opera in multiple languages, directed plays and musical theater, taught voice to people ages 8 to 75, founded and led an arts nonprofit that brought music to rural and Arctic communities, and taught pastoral care and counseling at the graduate level.
 

And I’ve also sat with people in grief, transition, trauma, illness, and deep questioning—listening for what wants to be spoken, sung, or finally named.

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A little about my path (aka: how all of this fits together)

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My formal training spans classical vocal performance, theater, theology, counseling, and trauma-informed care. I hold a Doctorate in Pastoral Counseling, with a dissertation focused on the power of Creative Arts Therapy for healing trauma after cancer—a topic that’s personal as well as professional.

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I’m trained in trauma-support modalities, liberation pedagogy, anti-racism and intercultural competency, and lifespan integration approaches. I’ve taught at universities, worked in sacred and secular spaces, served on arts and mental health boards, and spent decades helping people reconnect with breath, body, voice, and meaning.
 

In other words:

I’m playful and rigorous.

Mystical and practical.

Creative and grounded.

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About those boxes…

I’ve been put in boxes—by other people and by myself.

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Trauma survivor.

Cancer survivor.

Starving artist.

Humble cleric.

Too much.

Not enough.

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Here’s what I know now: the box is never the truth.

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And sometimes the hardest box to step out of is the one we’ve learned to live inside.

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Fill the Room exists for the moment you realize you’re ready to stop shrinking, stop performing someone else’s version of “acceptable,” and start taking up space as yourself.

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What I actually do (and why it matters)

I help people reconnect with their voice—in whatever form that needs to take.

 

That might mean:

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• Singing again (or for the first time)

• Speaking with more honesty and ease

• Setting boundaries without apologizing

• Reclaiming creativity after loss or burnout

• Stepping into leadership

• Trusting your own knowing

• Letting your body and voice be allies, not enemies

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You don’t need to be polished.

You don’t need to be “ready.”

You don’t need to perform.

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You just need to show up.

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I’ll meet you there—with skill, depth, humor, compassion, and a fierce belief in your capacity to grow.

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Let’s fill the room.

 

Whether we’re working one-on-one, in a group, through voice, story, coaching, or creative practice, the invitation is the same:

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Break the box.

Open up.

Stand as your true self.

Fill the room.

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And let's do it in solidarity together, in community. Learn more about the Network/Choirs.