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About My Clients
Have you struggled to find a space that honors all of your complexities? Living at the intersection of multiple marginalized identities can force us to compartmentalize, minimize, or erase parts of ourselves in order to fit in and navigate systems that weren't built for us. Figuring out how to be the most authentic version of yourself amidst numerous systemic pressures is a common desire for those that I work with. To get there, we need all of that complexity in the room.
My Background and Approach
I believe that connection is a powerful source of growth and healing - connection to oneself, connection to others, and connection to one's community. In line with this, my approach is grounded in relational, attachment, psychodynamic, and systems theories. This means that we’ll talk about your early life, the relationships that laid the foundation for the relationships you have today, and get to know your whole story, inclusive of the communities and personal identities that have helped shape you. I have specialized training in working with complex and childhood trauma, substance abuse, the LGBTQ+ community, and multicultural issues. I work from trauma-informed, anti-oppression, and harm reduction perspectives, and am affirming of the kink, polyamorous, and sex work communities.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
My approach is shaped by my own lived experience, as well as my specialized training and clinical work with marginalized communities. I came to this field from many points of lived experience, having always felt a bit "too complicated" for the neat boxes the world tried to fit me into. At this phase of my life, I identify as a mixed-Black, neurodivergent, nonbinary, transmasc human. These words have, and will likely continue to change over time, but I’ve always been this person in one way or another. My experiences have shown me that not everyone will "get it," but my journey to finding these words showed me that some people will. That kind of authentic connection to self and others is what drives my passion for working with folks on their own journeys of self-discovery and community connection.