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About My Clients
I specialize in working with clients who are neurodivergent, though you definitely don't have to be neurodivergent to work with me. I specialize in working with people on finding ways to work with their brains rather than against them. We all have challenges in life, and when we regard ourselves as an obstacle that needs to be overcome, it doesn't leave us with a whole lot of energy to deal with the rest of the world. My ultimate goal is to help clients feel at peace inside their own heads.
My Background and Approach
Therapy is very much not a one-size-fits-all sort of field. Every client I've ever worked with has been their own unique individual, and trying to treat each individual the same as someone who happens to share a diagnosis with them is doing them a pretty severe disservice. I tailor my approach to fit the individual client I am working with, and will incorporate therapeutic techniques and interventions that fit that particular individual's goals. I draw from a variety of therapeutic orientations, including acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR), internal family systems (IFS), somatic experiencing, and more. I constantly seek additional training to further widen my skill base because there's always so much more to learn in this field. In working with me, you'll get to tell me what you want to work on and we'll work on an action plan together.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I am someone who lives life based on a pretty simple set of moral principles - leave it better than you found it, and if a job is worth doing, it's worth doing right. I definitely don't have all of life figured out, but I set out each day with the goal of just trying to make the world around me a bit better before the day ends. I don't personally align with any particular faith, other than a general belief system that people are good and that all people deserve respect. I am absolutely allied with the LGBTQ+ community, and firmly believe that trans right are human rights. I do my best to be culturally competent and to be informed about the cultures of the people around me, but I'll forever be a lifelong student in this area. I know I'll never know everything there is to know about people. I really believe that whatever challenges a person is facing, there's always opportunities for it to be better. No matter what issues my clients are facing, I'm here to support them as a person.