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About My Clients
I'm passionate about working with young adults who feel lost, worried, stressed, and anxious, those who have spent their lives being high achievers and aren’t sure where the resume stops and they, a human person worthy of love just as they are, begin. I work with people who have experienced traumas and want to heal, and those who aren’t sure if what they experienced is “bad enough to count.” (It is, and you deserve healing.)
My Background and Approach
I value collaboration, empathy, humility, warmth and humor in the therapeutic relationship. You are the expert on your own life. Being trauma-informed, including careful pacing, is core to my work. I have particular background in working with people who have experienced sexual violence as children or adults or had sexual experiences that felt unsafe and confusing. Before becoming a therapist, I worked in sexual assault prevention at a university, and my understanding of institutional betrayal informs my work today. In addition to talk therapy, I use EMDR, a trauma therapy that helps people process without having to tell their story out loud in detail, and I have used EMDR for phobias as well. I also use a parts-based framework where all parts are welcome. I work creatively with clients to support them in meeting their goals while prioritizing client autonomy and choice.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I believe trauma changes the brain *and* so does healing. I love my job, and I’m so grateful to be able to hold space for clients and support them in their pain and joy and full complexities. Tears and laughter are both welcome in session. I’m a lesbian, and I love working with other members of the LGBTQ community. Our healing and our histories matter. Outside of work, I volunteer with a cat rescue (I have to live up to lesbian stereotypes!) and, inspired by Braiding Sweetgrass, volunteer cleaning up my local watershed.