Connected: In my 10 years of work with survivors of interpersonal violence, I’ve found that rebuilding safety and connection is a necessary mechanism for trauma recovery and healing. Because of this, I make safety and connection a priority in therapy. I do this by being my real self in the therapy room with you and being honest when I don’t know something. I love receiving feedback if I miss the mark or fall short.

Collaborative: Therapy is a relationship that centers your needs and goals. While I can offer my expertise, you get to decide what we focus on (you’re “in the driver’s seat”). I am trained in a variety of therapy approaches that can guide us, but we will always discuss options and informed consent.

Socio-cultural context: Mental health and therapy are inherently political. I am always thinking about how the systems and environments we exist in are impacting mental health and the therapy experience, and this can be something we explore together.

Affirming: I am LGBTQ+ affirming, affirming of all abilities and bodies, fat-positive, sex positive, kink/BDSM affirming, sex-worker allied. I strive to always practice from an anti-racist and anti-colonial lens.

• Relationship challenges: conflict, dating & breakups, feeling abandoned or lonely, or heightened anxiety with spouses/partners, family, friends, communities
• Ways past traumatic or negative experiences may still be impacting you and your relationships
• Spiraling’ or unwanted thoughts; being “in my head”
• Feeling “not good enough,” “unworthy,” “unloveable” or “something is wrong with me”
• Constantly caring for others but not feeling like it is reciprocated; or neglecting care towards self
• “People pleasing”, or taking on the feelings of others
• Identity, sense of self, acceptance & belonging
• (Re)connecting with culture, identities, communities, hobbies, interests
• Sexual concerns such as pain with sex or anxiety with sex
• Recognizing and exploring your emotional needs that may have gone unmet in childhood
• Panic, fear, anxiety, and stress, or feeling “hyper-alert” and “on-guard”
• Difficulty accessing, identifying, tolerating, or feeling emotions
• Exploring gender and sexuality
• Coping with feelings related to socio-political events
• Career stress and burnout
• Social anxiety, feeling self-conscious or insecure in yourself