Elijah Eiler (he/they)

All of us have painful past experiences that shape the way we view ourselves and the world, but for some these experiences and their after effects are more acute. Whether or not you have a formal diagnosis of PTSD, C-PTSD, or another trauma disorder, trauma reshapes your brain, body, and soul. Trauma removes your autonomy and teaches you that the world is unsafe. I want to come alongside of you, witness your pain, and help you find autonomy and safety with yourself and with others.

My primary approach is Internal Family Systems (IFS). I first learned about IFS through a podcast that started my personal and professional interest in it. I have been in IFS therapy myself and have experienced healing. I have done extensive research into this healing modality and have taken multiple trainings on it. I am currently enrolled in the IFS Institute Level 1 training program to deepen my understanding and use of this model.

I use a neurodiversity and neuroaffirming approach. This means that nothing about your or how your brain works is wrong or needs to be fixed. Often the hardest thing about being autistic, having ADHD, or being otherwise neurodivergent is coping with a world that wants to push us into a box that we just don't fit into. After years of forced masking, it can be hard to know who we authentically are or to let that person out. I want to support you in finding your authenticity.

Queer folks are forced to hide ourselves from childhood. If and when we do accept our identities - which is of course an ongoing process for most of us - we then have to navigate trying to find belonging in the queer community and trying to find safety in a world that is increasingly hostile to us. It can be hard to know who we even are in all of this, so hard to find genuine connection with ourselves and others. I want to support you in knowing and loving yourself in spite of all of this.

Queer folks are forced to hide ourselves from childhood. If and when we do accept our identities - which is of course an ongoing process for most of us - we then have to navigate trying to find belonging in the queer community and trying to find safety in a world that is increasingly hostile to us. It can be hard to know who we even are in all of this, so hard to find genuine connection with ourselves and others. I want to support you in knowing and loving yourself in spite of all of this.

Queer folks are forced to hide ourselves from childhood. If and when we do accept our identities - which is of course an ongoing process for most of us - we then have to navigate trying to find belonging in the queer community and trying to find safety in a world that is increasingly hostile to us. It can be hard to know who we even are in all of this, so hard to find genuine connection with ourselves and others. I want to support you in knowing and loving yourself in spite of all of this.