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About My Clients
I especially enjoys working with individuals with mood disorders, complex trauma, chronic illness, and psychosis, as well as those who identify as artists/creatives, neurodivergent, and recovering perfectionists. Clients I work best with aren't looking for a quick fix, and value process and relationship, while also holding me (their therapist) accountable to their goals.
My Background and Approach
I embrace complexity and nuance in clients’ experiences and see therapy as an opportunity to make meaning and reduce suffering by creating narratives that better serve us. My experience ranges from leading an interdisciplinary team working with individuals with complex medical and mental health needs, coordinating the psychiatric program for a mental health nonprofit, and engaging in outpatient therapy in a community mental health setting. I draw from various modalities including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Existential Therapy. However, my most impactful training has happened in conversation with clients themselves. I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, which can be used to process traumatic memories that may be at the root of many symptoms.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
As a white, cis woman working in a field traditionally dominated by people of similar identities, I strive to be antiracist in her approach to therapy and interrogate how systemic oppression shows up in clients’ experiences. I use a Health at Every Size (HAES) approach to help clients of all body types heal their relationship with their bodies. I welcome clients across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum, as well as those in the polyam and Kink/BDSM communities.