As a counselor, my goal is to create a respectful and affirming environment with my clients. I believe the therapeutic relationship is central to the counseling process and hope to encourage empowerment through respect, kindness, and equity. I don’t pretend to be an expert, because YOU are the expert on your life. My therapeutic environment is based on equality between me and my clients. You should feel respected and heard as an individual and not as “Patient X with X diagnosis.” I prioritize earning my clients’ trust – which is a privilege, not a right – because therapy is personal, and I want to support you where you are.

As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, I know how important it is for mental health therapists to affirm and support individuals who often feel dismissed or disparaged. I spent a large portion of my graduate studies researching and developing strategies to improve care for LGBTQIA+ folks, such as by designing a school-based LGBTQIA+ teen support group and presenting at the 2022 SAIGE (the American Counseling Association Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities) national conference. I work with individuals ages 12+ who are exploring or having challenges with sexual/affectional and gender identities. I am poly and kink-positive.