I am a dedicated mental health professional who believes that therapeutic care must be genuine, collaborative, and deeply affirming. My practice is built on a foundational belief: nothing is wrong with you.

I operate from a strictly anti-pathologizing framework, meaning I do not diagnose clients or view their struggles through a lens of mental illness labels. To be truly trauma-informed, we must recognize that assigning a medical diagnosis can inadvertently pathologize a person’s natural response to difficult life events.

Instead, I view symptoms as vital signals and evidence of the profound impact your lived experiences have had on you. Through a supportive partnership, I help you develop an awareness of these signals, discover insights into the cause-and-effect of your history, and rethink the stories you tell yourself about who you are. Together, we work to cultivate a deeply self-compassionate relationship with yourself, dismantling the negative thinking and behavioral patterns that stem from toxic societal norms and systemic indoctrination.

Integrative Framework & Social Justice Lens
My practice is actively anti-pathologizing, trauma-informed, anti-colonial, and anti-capitalist. I am constantly questioning how to navigate the complex reality of being “in the system, but not part of it,” and I intentionally weave these values into every policy, procedure, and sliding scale consideration in my practice.

I recognize that true healing cannot happen in a vacuum. I operate from a whole-person, integrative perspective that connects our internal world to broader societal structures. I am committed to continuous learning, reflection, and action to ensure my active allyship with BIPOC and LGBTQ+ individuals is deeply rooted, culturally humble, and far more than performative.

Who I Work With: Neurodivergent & Trauma-Informed Care
I hold space for individuals navigating complex inner and outer worlds. My practice is designed for those who are ready to dismantle limiting medical labels and carve out their own paths to fulfillment despite oppressive systems. I specialize in providing therapy for:
System Disruptors: Change-makers, activists, critical thinkers, and those challenging institutional status quos.
Complex & Multiple Traumas: Supporting individuals who have experienced layered, chronic, or intergenerational trauma throughout their lifetimes.
High Achievers & Recovering Perfectionists: Helping individuals unlearn the pressure to produce or achieve at the expense of their well-being.
Neurodivergent-Affirming Therapy: Providing a deeply validating, accommodating, and non-judgmental space for ADHD, autistic, and otherwise neurodivergent clients who have faced oppression, abuse, or systemic exclusion.

Specializations, Modalities & Certifications
Advanced Trauma & Somatic Therapies
EMDR Therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing): A structured, evidence-based approach to help the brain reprocess traumatic memories and reduce emotional distress without needing to talk through every detail.
Somatic Interventions: Integrating body-based awareness into therapy to release stored trauma and regulate the nervous system.
Parts Work / Internal Family Systems Lens: Exploring the internal ecosystem of the self to understand, accept, and heal conflicting thoughts, feelings, and behavioral patterns.
Expressive Arts Therapy: Utilizing creative expression as a non-verbal, fluid path toward insight and emotional processing.

Specialized Educator & Affirming Credentials
Victim Focus Anti-Pathology Trauma-Informed Educator: Certified to train and advocate for care models that center the individual’s lived experience without resorting to reductionist psychiatric labels.
Safe Zone Certified: Formal training to ensure culturally competent, fiercely affirming care for LGBTQ+, transgender, non-binary, and gender-expansive individuals.

Formal Education & Background
Master of Arts (MA) in Mental Health Counseling
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Management
Associate of Science (AS) in Radiology

Foundational Medical Experience
My holistic approach is further enriched by over 13 years of clinical medical experience in diagnostic imaging and auxiliary phlebotomy within hospital settings. This background provides a unique, double-sided perspective on how physiological stress and emotional trauma interact, grounding my anti-pathologizing philosophy in a deep understanding of the human body and mind.