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About My Clients
You're constantly dealing with the fear that the worse case scenario you could possibly envision is about to come true, or maybe you've been stuck in a cycle of restricting or bingeing and purging followed by intense guilt. It feels impossible to do things that feel so simple and enjoyable for others, like going out to brunch with friends or attending family functions. I've helped so many clients in situations similar to yours get back to the kind of life they want to live.
My Background and Approach
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with experience in various different mental health treatment settings. I was a counselor and group facilitator in eating disorder treatment, a school based therapist in elementary and middle schools, a case manager to adults in homeless services, a therapist in crisis services to teens, adults, and families, and a hospital social worker and therapist. Amongst all of the hats I've worn, there's a through line -- I LOVE working with queer and trans tweens, teens, and adults. I continually feel called back to doing work with anxiety and OCD, disordered eating and body image, and queer identity and relationships. I am trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS), I-CBT, ERP, and DBT, and these are the types of therapy I use most frequently to help my clients. I use IFS and ERP to target and shift eating disorder related thoughts and feelings, and either I-CBT or ERP can be useful in targeting the obsessive doubt that is the hallmark of OCD.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I am a Health at Every Size aligned therapist, meaning that I believe that weight and BMI alone are not often good indicators of health, and that our society at large, and thus, our healthcare systems, are riddled with fatphobia and anti-fat bias. Health and fatness are not mutually exclusive. As a nonbinary lesbian, queer and trans rights are of paramount importance to me, and I offer gender affirming care letters to folks at no cost to do my part in reducing barriers to accessing care.