Dylan Kolesa (he/him & they/them)

Narrative therapy examines scripts from family, culture, and trauma that no longer serve you. Together, we'll identify narratives shaping your self-perception, separating your identity from insecurities. We'll explore alternative storylines already in your experiences. You're not a series of diagnoses or failures. You're an author capable of reshaping your narrative, highlighting forgotten strengths, and writing chapters aligned with your authentic self.

Existential therapy is about confronting life's fundamental questions: meaning, autonomy, isolation, mortality. We won't chase after easy answers or quick fixes. Instead, we'll develop a compass pointing toward your deepest values, clearing a path towards purposeful action aligned with what you genuinely care about.

Trauma therapy with me isn't about dissecting your wounds under clinical lights. We'll move at your pace, while defining sources of your resilience. We won't pathologize the things you did to cope or survive, but we'll look for new strategies for the trauma adaptations that no longer serve you. We'll track sensations in your body, notice when the past intrudes on the present, and build tools to ground yourself when memories surge.

Existential therapy is about confronting life's fundamental questions: meaning, autonomy, isolation, mortality. We won't chase after easy answers or quick fixes. Instead, we'll develop a compass pointing toward your deepest values, clearing a path towards purposeful action aligned with what you genuinely care about.

I've dedicated years to studying gender and sexuality throughout my college education and career. As a queer, trans, nonbinary person myself, I also bring lived experience alongside professional knowledge. This combination allows me to understand the nuances of LGBTQ+ lives, not just theoretically, but in a deeply embodied way. Although none of our stories are identical, I understand the peace of mind that can come with working with a therapist from your own community.

I've dedicated years to studying gender and sexuality throughout my college education and career. As a queer, trans, nonbinary person myself, I also bring lived experience alongside professional knowledge. This combination allows me to understand the nuances of LGBTQ+ lives, not just theoretically, but in a deeply embodied way. Although none of our stories are identical, I understand the peace of mind that can come with working with a therapist from your own community.

I've dedicated years to studying gender and sexuality throughout my college education and career. As a queer, trans, nonbinary person myself, I also bring lived experience alongside professional knowledge. This combination allows me to understand the nuances of LGBTQ+ lives, not just theoretically, but in a deeply embodied way. Although none of our stories are identical, I understand the peace of mind that can come with working with a therapist from your own community.

I work with autistic clients to unmask the adaptations built over years of camouflaging in neurotypical spaces, a process I know well from my own neurodivergent experience. We'll respect your sensory needs, communication style, and the ways your brain processes the world. Together, we'll dismantle internalized ableism and build acceptance for your neurodivergent experience without pathologizing difference.

I work with autistic clients to unmask the adaptations built over years of camouflaging in neurotypical spaces, a process I know well from my own neurodivergent experience. We'll respect your sensory needs, communication style, and the ways your brain processes the world. Together, we'll dismantle internalized ableism and build acceptance for your neurodivergent experience without pathologizing difference.

I work with autistic clients to unmask the adaptations built over years of camouflaging in neurotypical spaces, a process I know well from my own neurodivergent experience. We'll respect your sensory needs, communication style, and the ways your brain processes the world. Together, we'll dismantle internalized ableism and build acceptance for your neurodivergent experience without pathologizing difference.

I work with autistic clients to unmask the adaptations built over years of camouflaging in neurotypical spaces, a process I know well from my own neurodivergent experience. We'll respect your sensory needs, communication style, and the ways your brain processes the world. Together, we'll dismantle internalized ableism and build acceptance for your neurodivergent experience without pathologizing difference.

I work with trauma in all its forms, both overt and covert, acute and complex. Even if it doesn't fit neatly into a diagnostic box. Bullying, abandonment, minority stress, assault, disaster, medical trauma, spiritual harm, and so on... I recognize how these wounds can intersect, compound, and reshape your sense of self over a lifetime. Together we can name it, witness the impact it has had on you, and create space to grieve and heal from it.

I work with trauma in all its forms, both overt and covert, acute and complex. Even if it doesn't fit neatly into a diagnostic box. Bullying, abandonment, minority stress, assault, disaster, medical trauma, spiritual harm, and so on... I recognize how these wounds can intersect, compound, and reshape your sense of self over a lifetime. Together we can name it, witness the impact it has had on you, and create space to grieve and heal from it.