Whether you’re wanting to embrace your authentic self more fully, explore new ways to affirm and care for your queer/trans-ness, heal internalized trans/homophobia, or simply just want to be “seen” in your identities by a therapist, I’m here for you.
Whether you’re wanting to embrace your authentic self more fully, explore new ways to affirm and care for your queer/trans-ness, heal internalized trans/homophobia, or simply just want to be “seen” in your identities by a therapist, I’m here for you.
My warm approach emphasizes the pursuit of pleasure, self-compassion, and is rooted in mindfulness. I'm affirming of all identities, relationship structures, and am kink-aware. I commonly work topics such as relieving minority stress and resilience.
explore how your feelings of anxiety, depression, and stress impact your daily functioning. We will use different tools to help you develop new ways of understanding and reacting to life stressors.
explore how your feelings of anxiety, depression, and stress impact your daily functioning. We will use different tools to help you develop new ways of understanding and reacting to life stressors.
Through gentle exploration and skill building, you will be guided to a place of understanding, acceptance, and compassion for where you are in your journey and how you got here. I like to use CBT, DBT, ACT, and mindfulness-based interventions.
Together, we will work to break the cycle of anxiety, shame, guilt, self-doubt, and help you to find more balance in your life. You will learn to cope with stress and calm your mind better so you can be fully present in your life and relationships.
Together, we will work to break the cycle of anxiety, shame, guilt, self-doubt, and help you to find more balance in your life. You will learn to cope with stress and calm your mind better so you can be fully present in your life and relationships.
I apply scientifically-based skills to help people decrease stress and take steps towards the things that are most important to them. One of the most rewarding parts of therapy is helping people to reach their goals and make changes in their lives.
Focus on personal insights, growth, self-understanding, connection, and meaning.
Focus on personal insights, growth, self-understanding, connection, and meaning.
I incorporate existential, philosophical, process oriented, culturally sensitive, trauma informed care.
Get to know each other as it's important to feel heard, safe and understood. I will ask questions about your goals for therapy and will work to help you get to where you want to be mentally and emotionally. Therapy is a journey, not a race.
Get to know each other as it's important to feel heard, safe and understood. I will ask questions about your goals for therapy and will work to help you get to where you want to be mentally and emotionally. Therapy is a journey, not a race.
My preferred therapy approach is using CBT. CBT helps you become aware of inaccurate or negative thinking so you can view challenging situations more clearly and respond to them in a more effective way. CBT can be an effective tool used in therapy.