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About My Clients
I’ve help individuals and families deal with infertility, pregnancy loss, health issues/chronic illness, grief, anxiety, menopause and medical trauma. My clients are navigating systems that don't always serve their needs to the fullest and can cause more harm than good. You don't have to be in therapy the rest of your life. We can get you feeling better quickly and back to a life that gives you joy. I work with all genders and work from a fat-positive, HAES perspective.
My Background and Approach
I’ve dedicated my 13 year therapy career to helping individuals and families improve their lives in order to make social change. I have a passion for working with people to be their best selves in a world that isn’t supportive of them. I work from a Systems Perspective that views individuals within their contexts, views them as non-pathological and strengths based. I utilize Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Narrative Therapy and Mindfulness Based approaches in my work. As a Health At Every Size Provider (HAES) I promote the celebration of all bodies. I work collaboratively with my clients to gain tools and techniques to deal with mental, emotional, and spiritual pain while also building resiliency for life in the future. I use a lot of humor in my work and aim to have therapy ultimately be a positive experience even though change can be hard work.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I prioritize continued work on dismantling internalized racism, fat-phobia, and able-ism within myself in order to better serve my clients and community. I have special concerns about the intersection of such discrimination within the medical system. This comes up a lot in my work that focuses mostly with women and gender minorities. I myself have frequently been in the role of patient and understand how traumatic, dismissive and unfair our medical system is to minorities. I'm also extremely moved to work towards reproductive justice. I give regularly to Planned Parenthood and am also a trained abortion doula. It's important all genders have access to safe, reliable healthcare in order to have full agency over their lives.