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About My Clients
I might be a good fit for you if you’re looking for support with any of the following: - Disordered Eating / Body Image - Racial Identity - Queer Identity - Cultural Alienation/Isolation - Neurodivergence - Relationships - Burnout That said, I enjoy working with individuals from all walks of life and have experience supporting folks navigating a broad spectrum of challenges.
My Background and Approach
I hold a Master’s degree in Social Work from Portland State University. In my work as a therapist, I believe in centering you as the expert of your own experience. I value reciprocal feedback and I make an effort to approach the therapy process as a learner and collaborator. My work is informed by various theories and modalities, including Black feminist theory, queer theory, liberation psychology, Health at Every Size®, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and narrative therapy.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I strive to provide trauma-informed, anti-oppressive care that acknowledges how systems like capitalism, fatphobia, and white supremacy impact our well-being. My goal is to help the individuals that I work with to heal, cope, and thrive in spite of the oppressive conditions that we live under while also actively working to change those conditions at the structural level. I am passionate about body neutrality and fat liberation and am in the process of becoming a Body Trust Certified provider through the Center for Body Trust. As a Black, mixed-race, queer, cisgender woman, and as someone who grew up with most of my material needs met, figuring out how to leverage my various privileged identities while holding space for my marginalized, racialized existence is something that I am always exploring. I very much believe Maya Angelou’s assertion that no one of us can be free until everybody is free, and I approach this work doing what I can to help shift us towards that collective goal.