Making the decision to begin therapy can oftentimes feel like an overwhelming task. Navigating this process in a world full of endless google searches and profile options; it can make seeking out identity affirming care an arduous and stressful process. I’m glad you’ve found me, and welcome: You are the expert of your own life and experiences here. I will honor your intersecting identities and the influence they have on how you understand yourself and navigate the world. My areas of expertise include life-cycle LGBTQIA+ issues, gender and sexuality exploration, kink and polyamory, neurodiversity, and both individual and generational trauma. In our work together I can help you learn how to effectively cope with challenging triggers; and how to reclaim your feelings of self worth from harmful thoughts, feelings and behaviors As a queer, trans-masc, non-binary individual who also engages in polyamorous and ethically non monogamous relationships; my work emphasizes the importance of working with the whole person. I honor how your identities inform how you move through the world, as we work towards healing from the harms that you’ve experienced.
Qualifications: | University of Illinois at Chicago |
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Academic Suffixes: | LCSW |
Expertise: | Body Positivity, Cancer, Open Relationships Non-Monogamy, Sex-Positive, Kink Allied, Transgender, Trauma and PTSD, Veterans |