Services
About My Clients
Tired of having a therapist roll their eyes when you talk about gaming? Annoyed with people who don't understand online friendships are valid social support? Do you exclusively shop at Hot Topic? You deserve a therapist who understands your delightful nerdiness & awkwardness! Geeks, nerds, goths, and other weirdos are my specialty! I help kids, teens, & families to learn new social & emotional skills for better connections. Therapy for geeks from a geek might just be the support you need! ^_^
How I Can Help You
I kindly and collaboratively help you clarify and explore your goals, hopes and dreams for your ideal life and self, and then make small (and big!) changes to move toward them. Together, we'll laugh and cry, analyze and understand. And together, we'll create a safe space for you to be yourself, heal, and thrive. I believe in providing a safe environment for my clients to express themselves without fear of judgment. It is my duty to provide services that encompass my ethics of treating my clients as human beings to be afforded respect, kindness, understanding, empathy, and equality in each session and interaction. It's my goal and honor to come alongside you, your child or adolescent, and your family, to support and empower you on your path to wholeness! More than any one technique, however, I offer you my being, my care, and my belief in you as the ultimate agent and expert of your own healing!
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
Our well being derives from the interaction of our biology and chemistry, our awareness of ourselves, family, social interactions, interface & influence with social systems and their institutional biases (education, law enforcement, health care, etc.), and the culture(s) and times in history in which we live. I enjoy assisting clients as they grow and learn, build new relational skills, work through various life challenges, and meet their own personal goals. My passion is to support clients to live a fulfilling life for themselves, knowing that this will look different from one individual to another. I believe all humans are of inherently equal value, but not everyone gets the same results or can access the same options in the systems in which we operate. I believe that being targeted for systemic oppression can amplify experiences of trauma, depression, & anxiety, & intersectional oppression can amplify this. Always challenging my own internalized "-ism's" and beliefs.