LCSW, 10 years of experience
Ideally, therapy has been shown to have the best outcomes when you feel like your therapist gets you. Therapy is a relationship, rather than a set of instructions. My approach is warm, interactive, practical, and empathic, and I draw from relational, feminist, trauma-informed, anti-racist treatment models. I believe in the healing power of the therapeutic relationship, along with helping you contextualize your life experiences, honoring your expertise in your own life. I specialize in working with those that are struggling with issues around depression, immigrant identity trauma/issues, mood disorders, and family violence. I am also sex work friendly. Reaching out for help can be overwhelming. I hope to alleviate some of its challenges by creating a supportive, non-judgmental space, as my approach is collaborative and strengths based.
I am a warm and relational therapist, and I enjoy getting to know you, your story, and what may be behind the presentation that we see.
I enjoy bringing humor in sessions, it's a beautiful way of normalizing the humanness of all of us. I enjoy curiosity, so I encourage it, along with bringing in information that feels relevant to the issue at hand. My experience has been with working with folks in unhealthy/abusive relationships, either with loved ones or family, and speaking to how we may move out of what we know to what we envision for ourselves.
I have particular expertise around family violence, as well as focusing on relationship issues, how we relate to each other, folks needing more support around conflict.
I use this method as a way to engage, build rapport, as well as build a space that feels safe to share.