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About My Clients
I see individuals, families, and partnerships who identify as LGBTQIA+, Gender Diverse, all ethnicities, all body sizes, types and abilities. I work with all relationship styles, including monogamy, non-monogamy, polyamory, and relationship anarchy. Clients can expect to talk with me about experiences with families of origin and important persons which have contributed to where they are now, and they can expect me to ask them to sit with discomfort and with intense emotions.
My Background and Approach
I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Oregon (T2678), Washington (LF61489529), and Hawaii (MFT-884 ). I received my Master’s in Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy at Lewis and Clark College in 2021. I completed training in EMDR therapy in 2022 and am an EMDR Consultant-in-Training as well as an AAMFT Supervisor-in-Training. I am sex-positive, BDSM/kink-aware, and trauma-informed. I draw from Systems Theory, Intersectional and Feminist perspectives, Emotionally Focused Therapy and Attachment Theory, Internal Family Systems and an Intergenerational framework. I incorporate techniques from a range of modalities in order to provide you the best care possible. I approach therapy from a relational and ecosystemic lens, meaning I acknowledge that we exist in relation to other people and beings, as well as the land we occupy, and our daily life is impacted by larger systems such as capitalism and white supremacy.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I am a queer, monogamish, Asian and Pacific Islander, neurodiverse, genderqueer person who is temporarily able-bodied and currently exists in a mid-size body. I name these aspects of my identity because my lived experience influences who I am as a therapist and I also know how important it can be as someone with marginalized identities to find a provider who is part of your community. I aim to provide a space where my clients can show up in all of their selves and be welcomed. I believe that part of my role as a therapist is to advocate for my clients and against harmful systems of oppression which impact their daily lives.