my approach
I fundamentally believe that our core wound is severed belonging - from one another, from the Earth, and from ourselves. This happens through trauma, loss, and living within oppressive social, cultural, and economic systems. Through my work, I hope to create a container for you to explore what it means to remember this belonging and return to a meaningful connection with all life.
My work is grounded in anti-racism, decolonization, and social and environmental justice. I believe the structures that systematically perpetuate colonization and white, cis, hetero patriarchy have severed our belonging from the Earth. Because of this, decolonizing our minds, embracing responsibility, and caring for ourselves are radical acts. Because decolonization is not simply a metaphor, I also actively participate as best I can in supporting land return and reparations for historically oppressed groups.
I use a deeply relational and strengths-based approach. This means that our relationship is of primary importance in the therapeutic process, and I aim to be very frank, personable, and as much “myself” as possible in session. It also means that I believe you have many inherent strengths, some of which are born from your most difficult experiences. I hold your story as a sacred privilege to hear and be part of and I treat you with empathy and compassion, while still holding you accountable to your goals.
My practice is guided by transpersonal and humanistic psychology. Transpersonal psychology incorporates the spiritual and transcendent elements of the human experience, and humanistic psychology acknowledges that you are the expert on said experience and hold all of the "answers" you're seeking. Our work together allows those answers to come to the surface.
populations I work with
⋗ Teens (13-17) and adults (18+)
⋗ LGBTQIA+ and gender non conforming folks
⋗ All relationship structures (kink, poly/ENM, & sex positive)
⋗ BIPOC (People of the Global Majority) & historically marginalized folks
⋗ Specialized in working with Indigenous populations
⋗ Neurodiversity
⋗ I do not specialize in neurodiversity but have experience working with these clients
⋗ Disability
⋗ Folks with various spiritual backgrounds
we would be a good fit if you…
⋗ are navigating the effects of acute and/or complex trauma
⋗ experience emotional and attachment challenges in intimate relationships
⋗ struggle with depression and anxiety
⋗ are grieving individual and/or collective/global losses
⋗ want to explore your white fragility, guilt, and role in upholding colonial forces
⋗ are seeking greater alignment toward personal goal completion
⋗ are seeking to heal and deepen your relationship with their body
⋗ are seeking to cultivate or tend to your relationship with the Earth
⋗ want to explore your spirituality, meaning, and purpose in life