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About My Clients
Given my own identities and experiences I am especially passionate about working with children, teens and young adults (ages 4-28) with the following identities: Neurodivergent, LGBTQIA2S+, and/or Impacted by adoption. I practice from client centered theory using a prescriptive lens to apply what is most effective for you/your child while viewing things through the broader picture of attachment and interpersonal neurobiology.
My Background and Approach
After graduating with my MSSW in 2010, I spent over a decade working in foster care and adoption before transitioning to specific clinical work. My clinical experiences have included: Residential treatment for youth in foster care; Supporting children and families impacted by complex trauma; Supporting LGBTQIA2S+ 4-29yos and families I practice predominantly from client centered and gestalt/humanistic theories using a prescriptive lens to apply what is most effective for you or your child while viewing our work through the broader picture of attachment and interpersonal neurobiology. As it is their first language, with children I typically offer play therapy moving more into expressive arts and talk therapy as clients age. With younger clients, to ensure the most effectiveness and support, I always involve caregivers as often as appropriate. I am trained in: Child-Centered Play Therapy Synergetic Play Therapy Gestalt Play Therapy AutPlay (Certified) Sand Tray IFS/Parts Work EMDR
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
Recognizing so many of our and our youth's struggles are the result of living in a world not meant for us, not supporting us, I strive towards being and practicing in as much of an anti oppressive lens as possible. I also acknowledge I am human, will fall short sometimes and know I will always have to learn and grow. In seeing the impact of the systems we often have to exist within, I believe while we work to unpack emotions and beliefs in the therapy room, my work can often fall outside of the therapy room as well- supporting you in advocating for supportive changes in your or your child's environment. I identify as queer, genderqueer, neurodivergent and white. A lot of these identities are late identified for me as I grew up in the late 90s/early 2000s primarily on a farm in rural South Carolina, where awareness of or exposure to these identities was limited at best.