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About My Clients
Bent out of shape by EDS? Agitated by Mast Cell Activation? Has POTS made it hard to stand up for yourself? If you live with a rare chronic illness, enjoy wordplay, and want to [re]connect with the things that prioritize your personhood and respect your body, I would be honored to join you in this pursuit. I'll help you own your story, cultivate compassion for the body you have, develop a blueprint to manage symptoms, and improve communication with loved ones and care providers.
My Background and Approach
The goal of our work together is to enable you to live well - even if you’re chronically unwell. Throughout my work with folks as an inpatient therapist, community-based mental health provider, or providing direct care to kids on the Autism spectrum, therapy is most helpful when clients feel seen, heard and respected by their therapist. As such, all of the work we do is filtered through a psychodynamic lens; our person to person connection (the therapeutic alliance) itself will support your healing. My clinical skill set is complemented by my professional and lived experience which combine to give me a range of tools as diverse as the folks who choose to work with me.I find narrative therapy, a strength-based approach, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), some Polyvagal Theory, psycho-education, and solution-focused interventions, are the treatment models that develop increased autonomy and authenticity in session and, most importantly, in life outside of therapy.