Clinical Approach
Trauma-Informed Care
Our experiences shape how we understand ourselves, relate to others, and move through the world. I prioritize emotional safety, trust, choice, and collaboration while honoring your pace.
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Collaborative & Person-Centered Care
You are the expert on your own life. Therapy is not about me providing all the answers. It is about creating a space where you can feel heard, understood, and supported as you explore your own path.
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Identity-Affirming Care
Your identity is an important part of your story. I strive to create an affirming space for LGBTQIA+ individuals, neurodivergent individuals, and people exploring questions of identity, belonging, culture, spirituality, and self-understanding.
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Harm Reduction & Recovery-Oriented Care
Healing does not follow one path. Whether you're exploring substance use, recovery, behavior change, or simply trying to better understand yourself, our work begins with compassion, dignity, respect, and attention to your autonomy.
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Social Justice & Liberation-Oriented Practice
Mental health does not exist separately from the world around us. Experiences of oppression, stigma, discrimination, poverty, and systemic barriers can deeply affect wellbeing. Therapy can be a space to explore those experiences while reconnecting with agency, resilience, meaning, and hope.
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Therapeutic Frameworks
No single framework can capture the complexity of a person. My developing approach is integrative and draws from person-centered therapy, narrative therapy, Internal Family Systems, mindfulness, and somatic approaches.
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The Whole Path
I see people as whole. We experience life through our bodies, relationships, cultures, communities, identities, memories, and the meanings we make from our experiences. Healing isn't only about understanding our thoughts; it can also involve reconnecting with the wisdom held within ourselves and our stories.
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Areas of focus
Anxiety, depression, and emotional distress · Trauma and difficult life experiences · Identity exploration, gender, and sexuality · Substance use, recovery, and harm reduction · Self-esteem, shame, and authenticity · Neurodivergence and self-understanding · Life transitions, relationships, and questions of meaning · Spirituality, faith, and experiences of deconstruction or reconstruction.