Growing up, I never quite knew where I fit in. I knew I was different, somehow. In fact, in high school, I hung with a group of kids that were called the “tree group” because we sat under a tree–we all defied conventions somehow. Later in life, I discovered that I simply had needs that were not that different than anyone else’s, I just didn’t realize there were other people like me.

People who suffer from debilitating anxiety, for example, but still want to live brave lives. I also knew a traditional relationship style would never work for me, but kept trying monogamy on until I discovered that there were other options available. I knew I was a highly sensitive person with strong emotions and empathy, but I didn’t know that was just a normal, if unique, way of moving through the world. And I knew that I lived in a fat body and didn’t feel there was much wrong with that, apart from how society saw me.

What I’ve learned throughout my life is that we’re all much more alike than different, and being othered is often a product of society’s intolerance rather than anything wrong with each of us. That learning has shaped both my own growth and the growth I hope to help clients achieve in my counseling practice.

I have a strong foundation in mindfulness, self-compassion and work in shame, vulnerability, belonging and bravery. I’m also highly trained in sexual and gender affirming therapies. I can also competently use modalities such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, DBT, and motivational interviewing. All told, I have 20 years of experience in the mental health field.

You’ll hear me talk about shame and how it keeps us stuck. You’ll receive training in mindful practices such as meditation, body scans, and visualization exercises. Most importantly, though, we will focus on what is important to you. Our mission is to move you toward your best good, as you define and claim it.

I’m a white, cisgendered fat queer woman. As a member of the LGBTQI+ community, I specifically enjoy working with LGBTQI+ clients (including writing letters for gender affirming medical needs). My practice is open-minded and non-judgmental.

• Are you feeling overwhelmed by or disconnected to the world and people around you?
• Do you feel restricted by negative thought cycles, patterns of behavior, or habits that no longer serve you?
• Are you ready to examine past trauma and how it affects who you have become?
• Are you looking for skills to process big emotions?
• Are you ready to sit down and have tea with your inner critics and maybe make friends?

If any of these questions strike a chord in your soul and you are ready to address them, I am here to help! I can listen to you and together we will explore and discover the path you want to take to your personal betterment. I can hold a safe space for you on your journey, as you decide what transformation means for you. I can offer tools and resources to help you reach your personal goals and help you set those goal and new ones when you are ready.

Transformation is a natural process, and a messy one. You deserve to find a counselor that can support you during this process! Finding the right counselor is a challenging task. If my information feels like a good match, take that first step and reach out!

My approach is psychoanalytically based, and is rooted in relational, attachment, and trauma-informed theories and practices, with a special interest in somatics, affective neuroscience, and mindfulness. While interested in the ways in which we are all shaped by our early relationships, environment, and experiences, I believe in the healing power that results from establishing a warm and accepting therapeutic relationship in the here-and-now. Through this work one can find greater agency and freedom by developing deeper capacities for connection and stronger abilities to hold oneself and the world with compassion, complexity, and nuance.

I understand each individual as shaped by the land and their social and economic surroundings. I also believe that individual healing happens in context, and that engaging in this work can allow us to better show up for our communities, families, and friends.

I offer warm, open space to support you in exploring your experiences, understanding yourself better, and finding more freedom and choice when moving through the world. I will also lovingly call you on your sh*t, helping to hold you accountable to your goals and values.

My work is informed by healing justice, parts work, somatics, queer, trans, feminist and decolonial frameworks, psychoanalytic theory, and narrative therapy. I bring a playful spirit, sense of humor, and queer sensibility to my work. I collaborate with each client to meet their individual needs.

I believe that the most important part of any therapy is the relationship, and I offer free 15 minute consultations with new clients so you can feel out if my practice may be a good fit. I’m excited to begin this work with you!

I strive to facilitate an empathetic and nonjudgmental space for my clients. My open and collaborative style is tailored to meet the needs of each individual client. Healing is deeply personal but does not exist in an echo chamber. My approach centers you without veering towards individualism. My identity as a Black, non-binary femme strongly influences my theoretical orientation and approach to psychotherapy. My practice is rooted in Black liberation, abolition, and social justice through an anti-oppressive framework. I use a basis of Liberation Psychology, mindfulness, psychoanalytic, and feminist theory to empower clients towards fulfilling their counseling goals whilst unpacking power and privilege along the way. I am especially thrilled about working with the LGBTQ+ community, BIPOC, sex workers, and kinksters on their healing journeys.

I see the therapeutic relationship as a collaborative one. Each individual is unique, so your pathway to healing is unique also. I take a person-centered approach and utilize various techniques to meet you where you are and move forward from there.

My approach incorporates the techniques of mindfulness, expressive arts, sand tray techniques, self-compassion practices, Dialectial Behavior Therapy (DBT), parts work, grief work, psychodynamic exploration, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

In addition to my experience as a therapist, I have been teaching yoga for over 17 years and find it to be a powerful somatic tool.  If interested, we can incorporate yoga into sessions. The mind/body connection can be a powerful component of healing and well-being.

I want to support you to see that there is a logic to how your symptoms like stress, anxiety, depression or reactions to trauma developed given the context you grew up in and the experiences you have had. You make sense.

It is my hope that through our work together, clients feel more and more “themselves” and that they can address their challenges with less shame and more compassion. I walk alongside people as they rediscover what brings them joy, relief and vitality, because it is my belief that you already have what you need within you. In session, this means that we may talk, engage in guided exercises in which clients “feel into” the body through sensation (this is called interoception) and, if clients feel comfortable, I can support them through gentle touch work. I am passionate about and most experienced with supporting mothers and parents in any stage of their parenting journey (no matter their current concern) but am also eager to support non-parenting folks as well.

Life is messy as hell, particularly with the current state of our world. I try to stay anchored through my connections to: Spirit in some form, nature, family, friends, community, and with my own therapeutic and healing work. I am a mama to a playful and tender 8-year-old-child. I am married to a funny, kind man who is a committed dad and we parent within a large community. While I find monogamy is what works for me, I am open to supporting folks in a variety of relationship constellations.

I am a cis-het, white woman of Jewish heritage. This intersection of identities informs how I move around in the world, who I strive to learn from and how I try to pay my debts to those whose labor and marginalization I have benefited from (reparations). Should clients wish to, we can unpack how our various intersections may impact the way we work with one another.

I have over 15 years of experience working with people, often mothers/parents with young children, in various capacities. My work is informed by abolitionist and non-carceral (not punishment oriented) principles, attachment and polyvagal theory (having to do with nervous system states).  All that to say, I believe people heal within responsive relationships and with care that includes the wisdom of the body. I am a:

• Certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner
• Certified Circle of Security Parenting Ô facilitator
• Certified Infant Mental Health and Family Practice Professional

If these words resonate with you or you have questions, I would love to hear from you!