Hi! I’m Molly, and I am a somatic trauma psychologist who provides gender-affirming mental health care to queer and neurodiverse folks. I love working with the LGBTQ+ community not only because of my lived experience as a queer person, but also because of the time I’ve spent creating and leading advocacy groups for greater access to gender-affirming care and for increasing healthcare provider literacy in working with gender diverse folks. To me, queer therapy means co-constructing the expansive world we want to live in, creating realities and structures in which you as an individual feel empowered to thrive within your community. We are all deeply interconnected to one another, and your thriving is essential to both social change and to the empowerment of our fellow living beings.
If you are interested in feeling at home in your skin, transforming your relationship with your inner world and other people, understanding the core of what is hurting you, and shifting lifelong patterns that are no longer serving you, somatic, bottom-up therapy may be a good fit. I love working with folks who are interested in not only coping, but in the deep root work – getting out of your mind and into your body to reconnect with the innate healing capacity we all carry within us. Together, you and I can work to support you in moving out of survival mode and towards your vitality, personal values, and peace.
This therapy is a great fit for those who identify as neurodiverse or who struggle with low self-esteem, people pleasing, chronic shame, boundary setting, emotional dysregulation, toxic relationship patterns, identity concerns, or anxiety. I specialize in complex trauma, family of origin concerns, high-masking autism, ADHD, and psychedelic integration.
Your system has always been fighting for you, trying to protect you (even if those protective strategies no longer serve you). This work is gentle, highly collaborative, powerful, consent-heavy, compassion-focused, and awareness-based. My goal as your therapist is to support you to feel safe enough to reconnect with yourself and the world around you. I am based in Chicago and exclusively provide virtual care at this time. Please don’t hesitate to reach out with questions or to schedule a free consult to see if we would be a good fit!