affirming. laidback. collaborative.

Who I see: For individual therapy, I work with folks who are exploring their identity (maybe for the first time ever!), navigating complex trauma, experiencing life transitions (that maybe feel all-consuming), exploring harmful religious experiences, and folks curious about the way their lived experiences impact who they are and how they engage with the world. I specialize in providing supportive and affirming care to queer, trans, and gender-expansive clients, as well as working with clients navigating religious trauma or spiritual abuse. I see partners (including multiple partners/CNM relationships) looking to improve communication, deepen intimacy, explore life transitions, and more.

How I work: I operate from a core belief: you are the expert of your own experience. I deeply value and appreciate your innate wisdom and enjoy utilizing a collaborative approach to therapy. I pull from holistic approaches to therapy, including attachment-based, emotion-focused, strengths-based, and trauma-focused, while employing a social justice, feminist, intersectional, and systemic framework. (TL;DR: I see you as a whole person with lived experience that informs who you are and how you operate through the world, including the systems (political, geographic, etc.) that you live within). 

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We might work well together if: you’re looking for someone direct, laidback, and who uses the occasional (or maybe frequent!) swear word; you want a genuine relationship with your therapist (i.e., I promise to be a human being!), and you don’t mind being challenged and want a therapist who values your innate wisdom. My space is chill, and you’ll often see me in jeans & a t-shirt (proudly showing my tattoos!); often, my clients (& me as well!) are coloring, fidgeting, or hanging out with my weighted anxiety dino, Reginald.

A bit about me personally: When I’m not in sessions, you’ll likely find me spending time with my partner, best friends, and my rescued pitbull, exploring a new coffee shop, or listening to my favorite podcast, Normal Gossip. I drink iced coffee no matter the temperature, and I am a huge fan of audiobooks. I believe therapists should go to therapy (I love my therapist!) and that the power of community can lead to radical healing. My own experiences of navigating queerness and religious trauma often allow me to create a braver space for folks, and I believe the opportunity to be a therapist is a deep honor and privilege.