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About My Clients
I work with couples and partners navigating challenges related to polyamory, gender identity, trauma, and neurodiversity. I also support individuals who are navigating trauma, gender identity, religious trauma, and neurodiversity in their own lives.
My Background and Approach
People talk a lot about difficulties with communication, but often it’s not that you and your partner(s) don’t know how to communicate or problem-solve. Rather, these things become much harder when the stakes are high. And the stakes are high because your person matters to you. When your relationship feels at risk, of course you might feel angry. Of course you might feel scared or sad. I don’t see those responses as problems to fix, but as meaningful signals that something important is happening. So rather than simply offering advice, I draw from Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Internal Family Systems (IFS) to help create moments of safety, connection, and attunement between you and your partner(s). These experiences don’t just shift how you think in your relationship, but even more so, they can change how you feel with each other. And when you’re feeling more connected, your ability to communicate and respond to one another often becomes more accessible again.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
Outside of the therapy room, you can find me moshing at metal concerts, spending time on local trails, paddling on the river, rolling around at jiu jitsu, or making homemade pierogi. I feel most at home when I’m connecting with the Earth or with other people, and I try to keep a sense of curiosity and wonder about both. I grew up in a conservative evangelical community where it wasn’t always safe to be myself, which informs my sensitivity to experiences related to marginalized identities and religious trauma. I’ve done significant personal work to deconstruct my upbringing, and I now draw meaning from an earth-based spirituality connected to my Polish ancestry.