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About My Clients
My clients are usually trying to navigate something that doesn't have a clean script — an adult sibling relationship that's been painful for years, a partnership that keeps hitting the same wall, a family that loves each other but can't seem to get out of its own way. They're people who are willing to look at their part, curious about what's underneath the conflict, and ready to do the work — even when it's uncomfortable. I meet people where they are and don't let them stay stuck there.
My Background and Approach
I am a marriage and family therapist through and through. My brain can't help but see the world in the context of relationships and systems. I hold a Master's Degree in Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy and am licensed as a marriage and family therapist in Illinois, Washington, Oregon, and Arizona, with permission to practice telehealth in Idaho and South Carolina as well. I have a particular specialty in adult sibling therapy, which is one of the most underserved areas of relational practice. Sibling relationships are often the longest of a person's life — and among the most neglected in therapy. I approach therapy from two primary frameworks: family systems, and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy / Emotionally Focused Family Therapy. I take a trauma informed perspective and am a trauma-competent provider. I have additional training in perinatal mental health. I work regularly with neurodiverse couples and am neurodiversity affirming.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I am supportive and affirming of intimate relationships of all monogamous and consensually non-monogamous structures and all genders, as well as couples who experience neurodiversity; interracial and/or intercultural dynamics; and/or who are healing from complex trauma in their childhood. I am a kink- and poly-friendly provider. I am a white, cis, straight, and able-bodied individual; as such, I believe it's my responsibility as a human and therapist to be aware of how this impacts my interactions and experiences, and to always examine how my identities influence my thinking. I am not fearful of holding myself accountable to questioning and catching my assumptions or mistakes. I am committed to creating the safest place possible in my room through my own education, media exposure, and ongoing self-analysis.