I believe in creating safe space for self-expression and exploration in a collaborative and affirming way. I have worked with individuals navigating gender and sexuality identity exploration, polyamory struggles and dynamics, sexual trauma – including religious trauma and family of origin trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, HIV+ status, domestic violence, ADHD, suicidality, and milestone transitions. I have also worked with couples around family of origin conflict, communication struggles, parenting, navigating polyamory and kink, gender and sexuality expansion, as well as various role changes across the lifespan. I work from a trauma informed attachment style and narrative lens, helping to externalize the stories we tell ourselves to find preferred identities and narratives and decrease distress. I am sexuality and gender identity affirming, sex-positive, kink/BDSM/Leather fluent, and consensual non-monogamy/polyamorous friendly. I bring a community centered, intersectionality informed attentiveness to all aspects of their therapeutic exchanges. I am committed to anti-racist work, diversity and inclusion, multicultural competency, social advocacy, service and community engagement.
Academic Suffixes: | LPC |
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Expertise: | ADHD, Other, Anxiety, Body Positivity, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Coping Skills, Depression, Dual Diagnosis, Eating Disorders, Family Conflict, Grief, Other, Infertility, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Open Relationships Non-Monogamy, Peer Relationships, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Sex Therapy, Sex-Positive, Kink Allied, Sexual Abuse, Spirituality, Sports Performance, Stress, Suicidal Ideation, Transgender, Trauma and PTSD, Veterans, Women |