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About My Clients
I see people with a variety of concerns including anxiety and panic, issues of emotion regulation (including BPD), disordered eating, and relational issues. My clients have wide-ranging, diverse backgrounds. I am experienced in treating concerns pertaining to all identity factors, including gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, immigration status, neurodivergence (including ADHD and ASD), ability, socioeconomic status/class, and relational identity (including poly and kink community members).
My Background and Approach
My practice is new as of 2023; before this, I did therapy with people of all ages in community mental health and worked as a primary therapist for individuals and groups in intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization. I am trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy and integrate this into my current work (note that I do not use full model DBT). For my work with partners I am informed by Gottman Method and Emotion-Focused Therapy. I also have prior experience as a psychometrist, administering psychological assessments, and research coordinating an NIH-funded psychological study on impulsivity.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I hold these therapeutic tenets: that gender-affirming healthcare saves lives, that trans rights are human rights, that all bodies are good bodies (and Health At Every Size, or HAES), that recovery is possible for everyone, that systemic oppression and poorly suited environments are responsible for a significant portion of human suffering and mental health symptoms, in comprehensive consent-based sex education, and that bodily autonomy and consent are basic rights. These values are reflected throughout my professional work and in my personal life. Having experienced my own struggles with mental illness, including being in recovery from panic disorder, is a huge part of my drive to reduce suffering in peoples' lives. I truly believe things can be better for you, even when you're not sure- there was a time I doubted recovery was possible for me, yet here I am.