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My Approach

Living in the House of Belonging

My approach is informed by my life experiences as a white, cisgender, queer woman, formal training, and the relationships I develop with my clients. 

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I believe in using awareness to follow and help unfold what is already trying to happen in your process.

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GOING WITH THE FLOW INSTEAD OF AGAINST IT

In my experience, disturbing symptoms and out of the ordinary states are opportunities to bring an attitude of nonjudgmental compassion, rigorous curiosity, and trust that there is something meaningful happening.

INSTEAD OF PATHOLOGIZING OUR EXPERIENCES, I PREFER TO SEE THEM AS URGES TOWARD GREATER DIVERSITY, WHOLENESS, AND HEALTH

Symptoms can lead us to self-discovery, but can also highlight changes that are needed in relationships, community, and culture. Finding a deeper understanding of our place in the world often involves reflection around intersecting identities and the systems we exist within.  

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My clients have described me as warm, irreverent, playful, and experiential. I particularly enjoy supporting others in "experiments" to go over edges and try out new behaviors, feelings, and ways of being in the world. I frequently use dreamwork, somatic awareness, connection to deeper states, and attending to disavowed experiences to create a more spacious sense of self.

I TRY TO EMBODY WHAT PROCESS WORK CALLS DEEP DEMOCRACY; AN ATTITUDE OF LOVINGKINDNESS TOWARD ALL PARTS OF OUR INNER WORLD

I believe therapy involves a real encounter between real people, and that realness helps bring more authenticity and integrity in living out our deeper selves. I am passionate about mental health diversity and social activism and work toward de-pathologizing my own and my clients’ perspectives. ​

Curiosity

Courage

Creativity

These All Lead to Resilience

I work frequently with the following issues

  • Developmental Trauma & Attachment

  • Depression & Anxiety​

  • Life Transitions

  • Navigating Gender Identity & Expression

  • Systems of Oppression, Activism, & Burnout

  • Sense of Self, Identity, & Purpose

  • Altered States

  • Abuse of Power & Learning How to Use Power Ethically

  • Body Symptoms

  • Creativity & Personal Growth

  • Conflicts in Relationships

  • Grief & Loss

  • ​Integrating Spiritual Experiences

  • Religious Trauma

I welcome diversity, including all races, ethnicities, genders, sexualities, body sizes, physical abilities, veteran status, socioeconomic status, and religions. 

 

Learn more about the theories that inform my approach

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