Services
- Individual
- Adolescent/Teen
- Group
About My Clients
My passions lay in working with a variety of clients, particularly with those who are neurodivergent, queer, healthcare professionals, and/or college students. I enjoy working with all ages and my passion includes working with clients who are seeking a counselor who accepts them for who they are and may have had bad experiences in the past with counseling. I focus most on the therapeutic relationship so much of our work together will be through our conversations together. I don't "workbook".
My Background and Approach
I have worked in my own private practice since December 2017 after transitioning from working at a community mental health agency. My counseling style is calming and typically low energy. I work from a trauma and brain-based approach and integrate different modalities and approaches to individualize and tailor counseling to best fit each individual's needs. I most frequently use aspects of ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), play and sandtray therapy, narrative therapy, and Rogerian therapy. I frequently use techniques influenced by somatic therapists such as Peter Levine, trauma experts such as Bessel van Der Kolk and Bruce Perry, as well as techniques influenced by Dan Siegel. I do not do a lot of CBT (cognitive-behavioral therapy) type work in my practice although I do utilize some of the basic foundational pieces of the modality. We are all different and I work to make sure my counseling methods reflect that.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
As far as who I am outside of the office: I am a queer cisgender and neurodivergent woman. I love to read, watch Netflix, play video games (currently enjoying BG3 and Helldivers 2), and play board games. I have a queer autistic son and a pretty geeky IT husband. I love learning and am doing consultation with a trans clinician to increase my knowledge and appropriate work with my trans and enby clients, as well as providing kink-informed care.