My Approach
How do I work?
My foundation for therapy is built on social work, which means I center how systems and environments shape our internal and external worlds. I am very curious about the environments in which you grew up, where you’re growing now, and the where-and-how of your navigations, infiltrations, and escapes.
In our therapy, I’ll rely on a toolset I call “eclectic partswork,” which draws from Internal Family Systems (“IFS”); Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (“EMDR”) and relational therapy. My style also draws on concepts you’ve maybe heard of before, like historic and current liberatory movements; a Health At Every Size (“HAES”) perspective; anti-racist practice; creative arts; and play therapy. I picked up a variety of skills through completing training in hospitals, clinics, and campuses.
I think you bring as much, or more, expertise to our work together as I do. I view our work as a collaboration, and I promise to prioritize your own good wisdom and agency.
Who do I work with?
Experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship issues, existential questions, dread at going to work in the morning? Reach out! Grappling with chronic illness or pain? Welcome, sincerely, and I surely won’t lead with the word “psychosomatic.” Into tabletop or video gaming, fantastical worlds, or even that most wild idea of a better world, tomorrow and not soon enough? It is my pleasure and privilege to meet you.
I have experience and enthusiasm in working with all kinds of people, and I particularly specialize in working with survivors.
I have significant expertise in supporting people with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (“PTSD”); Complex Traumatic Stress Disorder (“C-PTSD”); dissociation; and histories of abuse and/or sexual violence. I understand healing from trauma as being witnessed and believed; learning why you adapted in the way you did and what you continue to carry from those experiences; recognizing and honoring your strengths and gifts; and becoming curious about whether there might be new paths forward, new ways to understand and care for yourself and others. It is one of my great honors to walk alongside you on those many travels.