LPC, 15 years of experience
I use a collaborative approach with my clients to develop and work toward their personal goals. I offer a safe and inclusive space for my clients to explore their identities, relationships, needs, and desires. I have experiences working with adults, adolescents, children, couples, and families in a variety of settings, but most recently in direct, outpatient counseling delivered virtually from the comfort of my clients' homes, which I love!
If you work with me, you can expect to feel empowered, valued, and safe (and you will probably laugh some, too!). A first session together will be a mixture of getting to know each other and talking about our hopes and dreams for therapy! I can't wait to meet you.
I am told that I am warm, open-minded, empathic, and humorous in my sessions and as a therapist. I am part of the LGBTQIA+ community, a mother, and a feminist, and these parts of myself deeply impact my work and connection with my clients.
I have specialized training in relationship counseling (including non-traditional relationships/ENM), LGBTQIA+ issues, gender identity, parent coaching, ADHD/neurodivergence, and perinatal mental health. I am a part of the LGBTQIA+ community myself, a feminist, ADHD, and a mother and I believe these parts of myself allow me to connect deeply with my clients.
I work with clients who experience OCD and anxiety disorders utilizing ERP, which is the gold standard treatment for OCD. This treatment is also effective for specific phobias. ERP involves working together to address your anxieties by working on different types of exposures (imaginal exposures, in real life exposures, or even with sensory exposures) while obtaining skills to prevent the typical responses to your anxieties in order to gain more control and freedom from your biggest anxieties and fears.
I have specialized training in working with gender identity questions, trans folx, and the impacts of these across the lifespan and on relationships.
I have specialty training and experience in working with couples, families, nontraditional relationships, ENM/polyamory, and kink dynamics.
My approach with my clients is specific to each person and will combine an eclectic combination of treatment modalities.