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About My Clients
Tell me if this sounds familiar: you start therapy with all the hopes in the world that this time, you'll finally feel heard and understood...only to find yourself spending more time educating your therapist than actually getting therapy. Or maybe you've always felt like you're a little too weird, too different, or even too much for the therapists you've seen. If that's you, I see you–because I've been there too.
My Background and Approach
I've spent my fair share of time on the client side of the chair, and that experience has made me super passionate about working to improve the field from the inside out. I aim to be the kind of therapist that I needed, that my friends and community needed, and that so many of us struggled so hard to find. Traditional therapy, where the therapist is the only expert in the room, reinforces an inherent imbalance of power through an implicitly enforced hierarchy. While this works great for some, for others—especially members of marginalized groups—it can create more challenges and potentially even re-traumatize or cause further harm. My style is different: I believe that we both carry vital pieces of the puzzle, because the definitive expert on your experience will always be you. I want to join you where you are and get to know you and your story. Working with me means working in a collaborative way, where you and I are fellow travelers on this therapeutic journey.