I believe in helping my clients feel at ease. However you show up, whatever parts of yourself you bring, are welcome in our sessions. Trauma, depression, anxiety–all of these feelings can be difficult to bear and can create shame. It is most important to me that my clients feel they can share their complexities, shame and all. I believe you have what you need to heal yourself, but healing can be most effective in relationship. I believe social justice is inextricable from mental health. I practice with the belief that mental “illness” is a valid response to our oppressive and broken society
I am trained in CBT but enjoy going deeper into insight oriented and somatic therapies. I am trained in EMDR and use Internal Family Systems regularly. I aim to be flexible for my clients as each person shows up with their specific sensitivities. I am here not to push my own agenda but to allow you to pursue what feels important
I am a queer white cis-woman and try to sit humbly with the way power and privilege shapes my lens. If I have a blind spot in my understanding of my own privilege or how my client is showing up, I will educate myself. I encourage feedback and questions as I want to be the most useful to your process as possible.