Approach + Modalities

So, what's this all about anyways?

To start, my priority is cultivating a safe, transparent, non-hierarchical therapeutic relationship so you feel truly comfortable exploring your needs, wants, and curiosities. I believe our work together is collaborative, and that you are the expert of your own experience. I view your coping mechanisms as wise strategies that your body has relied on over the course of your life. Together, we can examine these strategies, explore if there’s anything that might work differently/better, and introduce more choice into your internal landscape. There are many tools, practices, and modalities we can draw upon depending on your comfort and needs. I typically approach therapy using these foundations:

Your body is a powerful messenger! It holds onto deep memories, sensations, and emotions. My approach to therapy particularly focuses on turning to your body for guidance, which can allow for greater understanding of your emotional experiences. I aim to restore and repair your connection to your body at your own pace.

We have all been raised in systems. I believe that a major part of healing involves taking a closer look at these systems and understanding how they impacted your development and worldview. We can also consider our individual selves as a system of parts, each protecting a core Self. I often use this approach, known as Internal Family Systems, to guide our work in therapy.

We often create stories about ourselves—formed from our daily experiences, and often impacted by the systems in which we grew up. Therapy is a great place to ask yourself, is this story still true? Do I need to make any edits? Or maybe completely rewrite the story?

We might be a good fit if you're looking for support in these areas:

chronic pain & illness / disability / medical trauma / navigating medical systems
racial identity development / multiracial identities
experiences of trauma
body image
anxiety / depression
sexuality / non-monogamy / queer identity
neuro-affirming support

what are some of my values?

racial justice

As a Brown woman, I am constantly navigating how others perceive me and my identity based on the color of my skin. I believe that it is my responsibility to broach topics of race in the counseling room, not only to examine the harmful impacts of white supremacy on everyone, but also how it might impact our relationship as therapist and client.

disability justice

Disabilities are both visible and invisible. We live in a world built for a very specific type of person. I work with the goal of introducing liberation and choice to the worlds of my clients, while examining our own internalized ableism with compassion. People of all abilities deserve access to joy, silliness, acceptance, and connection.

queer justice

Not only do I identify as queer, but I use queer frameworks to inform my work with clients. Fundamentally, that means that I do not believe in "normal." What works for one person will likely not work for another, and I actively work to avoid assumption-making in my practice. I work to break down all binaries in the counseling room in the hopes that it will extend much further.

body justice

What I often find missing in conversations about privilege is body size. We constantly receive messages about what types of bodies are valued by society. Weight stigma and anti-fat bias hurts everyone, and often operate under the guise of "health." I am guided by body neutrality, curiosity, and compassion in our work together.

“When we liberate ourselves from the expectation that we must have all things figured out, we enter a sanctuary of empathy.” - Sonya Renee Taylor, The Body Is Not an Apology

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