Services
- Individual
- Couples
- Family
- Adolescent/Teen
About My Clients
Most people that I work with experience many clashing thoughts and feelings. On one hand, some parts of you care very intensely, want to get it “just right,” and deeply crave connection and success. On the other hand, some parts of you are overwhelmed, confused, and stuck. I am particularly passionate about working with folks that are trauma survivors, neurodivergent, queer and/or trans, ethically non-monogamous, and kinky.
My Background and Approach
My background is in LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy and trauma-responsive therapy. Primarily, I have worked with LGBTQIA+ and immigrant communities to help folks heal from state, relationship, sexual, and/or childhood trauma. In individual therapy, I tend to focus on emotions, body sensations, and beliefs. We work to observe troublesome experiences and/or parts of yourself from a distance in order to gain calmness, curiosity, and compassion. I use modalities like Internal Family Systems (IFS), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and somatic and mindfulness exercises. In relationship therapy, I tend to focus on emotional patterns, boundaries, and safety. I learn about how your relationship functions as a single emotional unit. Then I help you to approach difficult situations with calmness, compassion, and vulnerability. I use modalities like Emotion-Focused Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, and solution-focused exercises. Supervised by Rayne Banneck, LMFT #124607
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I center a liberation-focused approach. This means that my work is rooted in a continued commitment to radical empathy, anti-racism, decolonization, disability justice, intersectional feminism, fat liberation, gender affirmation, and de-carceral approaches. Therapy is my vocation and passion. I feel called to this work because I believe that therapists have both the honor and responsibility to use their knowledge, skills, and wisdom in service of human liberation. This may look like learning how to set boundaries, unlearning harmful narratives, unmasking, exploring your identity and values, etc. Ultimately, I aim to be a comrade and steward on your journey towards understanding what a liberated and happy life means to you.