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About My Clients
You’re not broken, we live in an ableist world that can be disabling, isolating, and unkind. Let’s work together to identify your unique needs, engage your creativity to build individualized tools of support, and empower you to embrace yourself as you are! Together we can untangle the roots of shame and trauma that show up while you expand into your most authentic self, process complex emotions, and move towards greater connection/community support.
My Background and Approach
I specialize in helping LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, and disabled teens and adults in finding more self-compassion and support. I approach my work with collaboration, creativity, cultural humility, and a focus on harm reduction at the heart of it all. While I have a passion for serving the LGBTQIA+ community, I embrace and welcome clients from all backgrounds/experiences! My foundational counseling experience comes from working at a non-profit providing group and individual therapy to LGBTQIA+ youth, adults, and their parents/caregivers. Central to this work is exploring the emotions, behaviors, and internalized shame that shows up during the processes of questioning, discovering, and/or sharing more of their LGBTQIA+ identity with themselves and others.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
Healing work doesn’t have to follow or uphold the ideals of dominant culture. Embracing our identities (both privileged and marginalized) is an essential part of releasing learned patterns of shame, guilt, and disconnection. You deserve a space of compassionate exploration and acceptance while expanding into your fullness. You are the expert on your life and well-being; Only you can identify what is in alignment with who you are and want to become. I am here to help you explore what is possible and share in the joy of your healing journey. Witnessing and uplifting my clients’ varied experiences and identities is the greatest gift of this work. I engage in cultural humility and welcome feedback as a fellow imperfect person who is forever learning alongside my clients.