My Approach
While symptom management is an important part of therapy, my approach aims at the root cause of your distress. I believe we all make sense in the context of our lives and histories, and that approaching our patterns with the intention to understand, rather than control, leads to insight that supports change.
True transformation, however, happens when we go beyond understanding to process the mental, emotional, neurological, and physical remnants left by the experiences that impacted us.
Those remnants don’t live only in our logical minds, but rather in deeper, more unconscious parts of the brain. I use therapies that target the deeper parts of the brain directly. Because when shifts happen at this level, we feel them in our bones.
I ground my work in an embodied anti-oppressive perspective, which understands how individual experiences of systemic oppression and social injustice can be held in the body-mind, much like other traumatic or painful life experiences. I openly explore how systems like colonialism, white supremacy, patriarchy, cisheteronormativity, capitalism, and ableism impact your wellbeing and may shape the concerns you bring to therapy.
For me, part of embodied anti-oppressive practice is acknowledging how harmful systems of power have shaped the field of mental health itself. I engage in ongoing reflection and learning to divest from the ways in which these systems continue to influence care.
I know from experience as both a therapist and client that turning inward can be scary. For this reason, I take deliberate care to establish a sense of safety throughout the therapeutic work and connection. I’ll meet you where you are, and you can set the pace.
In session you’ll find me to be warm, attentive, non-judgemental, directive, and playful. I’ll support you to explore your inner world through a lens of curiosity and acceptance.
I apply the therapies below in an integrative, collaborative manner to tailor your therapy to you. Click on each to learn more.