LCSW, 9 years of experience
Clients and friends often describe me as calm and grounded. Sessions with me can feel casual and conversational, like hanging out with a trusted friend. I am empathetic & fiercely supportive, and can deliver hard truths when needed. I can offer new perspectives, helpful tools, and keep you accountable to your goals. I enjoy guiding meditations, breathing exercises, and gentle stretching in session if it feels right to you. Your body and breath can be key tools for healing. I support people with self-esteem, LGBTQ+ identity, anxiety, depression, and trauma. I help people build success and comfort in who THEY want to be - not what society says they “should” be. I blend cognitive (brain) tools and somatic (body) tools. Our sessions create accountability, add new perspectives, and can be a time to practice coping skills (ie. breathing, mindfulness, pen & paper activities). My services are queer, kink, & poly friendly and I am a bisexual queer woman. Artists, creatives, yogis, and nature lovers are people I tend to work best with, although that is not a requirement. I am a certified Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) provider. KAP can be used to treat anxiety, depression, PTSD, and more. It is safe and common to use virtually. I am passionate about psychedelic medicines and the positive impact it has on my clients' treatment.
I hope for clients to walk away with a sense of clarity and lightness after our sessions. Whatever feels heavy or challenging to them - leave some of it here with me in session. I want people to feel validated, supported, and motivated to take care of themselves.
I am calm, grounded, and steady. Let me be an anchor so you can ride the waves of your emotions, and hopefully feel more stable at the end of sessions. I am a queer woman and only began to identify as that later in life. I enjoy working with other queer clients, especially those questioning their sexuality or gender identity. Together let's dismantle systems of oppression, and help you express your truest most authentic self!
People who identify as part of the queer and/or poly community Artists, creatives, and people who identify as "sensitive"
Explore how our thoughts, feelings, and actions are all connected. Without judgement (no labeling as "good" or "bad") practice how we can change, adjust, and re-frame thoughts feelings and actions to reach your desires and goals.
Identity what you truly value in life, and align your choices to better fit your values.
Build your awareness and ability to "feel" your feelings - notice sensations in the body. Much of our emotions are sensations in the body that our brain attaches a story and meaning too. What if we honor our body and process our feelings though breath and movement sometimes- rather than always talking about feelings with logic and words? With somatic techniques we can heal holistically.