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About My Clients
Do you want to be the best "you" that you can? Are you worried about your child, your relationships with your family aren't quite hitting the mark? May be you aren't quite satisfied, or your child seems to be struggling, or you never take care of yourself, or life's stress is getting overwhelming? There are lots of options to resolving these concerns, some times too many. We can narrow down what is right for you, or you and your family. We'll create a positive action plan to change things now.
My Background and Approach
Affirming, Challenging, and Holistic - I work to support your change, not to make you into a new person or family. You are already good, enough, and special. But to help you grow into the person you want to be, to have the family and closeness that you seek, and to support improving the areas that are holding you back. While we need to explore who you are, the past only gives context and is not the main focus. The focus is on here and now. While the future is a guide, you can't live there.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
My core values and beliefs are central to understanding who I am and what I am striving to achieve in my life. While some of my identities provide power and privilege (white, well-educated, middle-class, cis-gender, married to a cis-gender male, homeowner, Christian), other identities diminish that power and privilege depending upon the context (woman, feminist, liberal, bi-sexual, neurodiverse, UCC member and advocate for social justice). I believe in diversity, equity, and inclusion. I believe that silence in the current political climate (March 2025) will lead to identity groups that already were vulnerable becoming further stigmatized and harmed. I have worked with disability groups advocating and serving people with Epilepsy, disabled Veterans, blind/low vision, abused & neglected children in foster care, and victims/survivors of domestic violence and intimate partner violence. I have rallied, marched, made get out the vote phone calls for reproductive rights, marriage equality.