Psychotherapy for
Individuals and Relationships
There are countless entry points to therapy. Some arrive to seek deeper understanding in their lives, while others hope to navigate painful threads in their relationships and inner worlds. Perhaps above all, many come to pursue some form of relief, growth, or change.
As a therapist with a focus on developmental trauma, I believe that early life experiences and ongoing structural contexts immensely inform our relationship to ourselves and each other. I hold this framework in combination with my background in somatic psychotherapy, which considers the ways our bodies and nervous systems relate to our emotions and experiences.
There is no one way to relate to the past, embody our feelings, or find healing. In therapy, we find a way for you together. Your emotions, your pain, and your hopes and desires are all powerful forces we can make room for, listen to, and explore together. My role is to hold consistent curiosity, rigor, and care throughout the process of your own self-discovery.
Complex trauma (CPTSD)
Dissociation
Belonging
Self esteem and self worth
Guilt and shame
Perfectionism
Grief and loss
Explorations of anger
Queer and trans community dynamics
Chronic illness and disability
Loneliness and isolation
Learning to access, tolerate, and celebrate joy
My clinical focus includes:
I often work with people who are navigating:
Anxiety, depression and mood disorders
Identity exploration and expression
Relationship dynamics: with oneself, family of origin, friends, romantic/sexual partners
Gender identity and gender dysphoria
Substance use – recovery models and harm reduction models
Experiences of addiction, mental illness, and conflict in families and relationships
Feeling different or ‘other’
Boundary navigations
Internalized oppression
Sense of purpose
Spirituality
Who I work with:
I work with people whose lives range across many different experiences and positionalities. I approach the therapeutic relationship with an attention to the ways power impacts us and informs our identities. Structural forces such as racial, cultural, gendered, and class-based oppression shape our world, our lives, and our relationships – including the therapeutic relationship. Ultimately, I believe that my job is to be curious and engaged with you about how you make meaning of the world, how you move in it, and how we can best hold space for these experiences together.
Some of the people I work with are:
Queer, gay, lesbian, bisexual people, and all those in the LGBTQIA2S+ community
Trans, nonbinary, intersex, and gender variant people
People of varying racial and ethnic groups
People navigating diaspora and immigrant experience
Chronically ill and disabled people
Neurodivergent people
Straight and cisgender people
Sex workers
Those in the BDSM/kink community
Those in polyamorous, non-monogamous, and open relationship configurations
Trauma survivors, including childhood sexual abuse survivors
Artists, activists, community workers, and those working in helping professions and the service industry
