“Your power is relative, but it is real. And if you do not learn to use it, it will be used, against you, and me, and our children. Change did not begin with you, and it will not end with you, but what you do with your life is an absolutely vital piece of that chain. The testimony of your daily living is the missing remnant in the fabric of our future.” 

—Audre Lorde

I enjoy working with all identities and backgrounds. All adults are welcome. Based on my specialities, interests, and clinical experience, I am best equipped to serve:

• Individuals, couples (2-3 people), platonic pairs, and adult family members.

• Queer & trans identities.

• Multiracial and/or multicultural identities.

• Students and educators in higher ed/academia.

• Caregivers and care workers.

• K-12 educators, counselors, and staff.

• Community workers.

• Service industry workers and providers.

• Artists, musicians, writers, makers, creatives, etc.

  With our main area(s) of focus being:

• Identity exploration and integration.

• Stress management, somatic awareness, and nervous system regulation.

• Anxiety and/or depression related to social, political, racial, cultural, environmental, economic, and/or spiritual stress (chronic or acute).

• Sexuality exploration, wellness, and empowerment (ACE/ARO and kink affirming).

• Gender exploration, affirmation, and empowerment.

• Polyamory & consensual non-monogamy.

• Grief, loss, and bereavement (both socially accepted and ambiguous forms of grief).

• Neurodivergence, ADHD, and autism.

• Relational trauma, e.g. family of origin, estrangement.

• PTSD and/or CPTSD.

• Sexual abuse and assault survivors.

In my practice, I use:

• A trauma-informed lens/approach

• Narrative therapy

• Collaborative therapy

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy

• Somatic and mindfulness therapies

As a trauma-informed therapist, my approach to therapy honors your autonomy and safety. We’ll work together to establish a sense of security in the relationship and work collaboratively to determine the preferred ways to create change.

I work from narrative and collaborative therapies, as well as use EMDR to support clients in trauma processing. My training is systems theory. My therapeutic belief systems are rooted in feminism, restorative and non-disposability practices, harm reduction, and anti-punitive/anti-oppressive approaches. I aim to be gentle and gingerly when it most matters, while also noticing the moments where directness and deliberate action is needed.

My clients are interested in exploring possibilities for change in their worlds. Whether it’s refining their communication skills, developing distress tolerance, or reshaping their narrative-of-self, they are here to expose truths and understandings both old and new. This can happen through supportive reflection, EMDR processing, narrative exploration, body attunement/grounding, relational reenactments, and more.

At present, much of our depression/anxiety can be connected to what is going on outside of us: political and social violence, a high cost of living, threat to safety and human rights. Therapy will not solve these things, however, I believe that therapy is one of many tools we may use to improve our relationship to the world, to others, and to ourselves. Humans are relational. So much so that hyper individualism fails to support our emotional and social needs. I observe that when we have positive relational experiences, our sense of self and relationship to ourselves also improves. It can be hard to be relational in a time where so much hurt is abound. We’ll honor all parts of your experience.