WELL, HI THERE!

I'm Gianna— Hello! I was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada and have been in Portland since 2015 :)

I am an Adjunct Professor at Lewis & Clark, Portland State University, and the University of Portland. I’ve been told my teaching fashion gives Miss Honey or Miss Frizzle vibes (shoutout to Millennial nostalgia! ha)

I am a Past President of COPACT, the Oregon Counseling Association, and the Oregon Association for Counselor Education & Supervision, and Past Chair of the American Counseling Association’s Western Region. Advocacy work is a passion of mine and it should be accessible to all of us! I’ve loved working with teams of clinicians and finally took a break in 2022-ish to do self care:

And because Self Care is Healthcare: I love watercoloring, embroidery, reading, traveling, trying new places to eat, spending time at the Oregon coast, watching Netflix/Apple TV/Hulu/etc, and time with my spouse, family, friends, and sometimes just by myself.