I work with queer, trans, nonbinary, and genderqueer adults (individual clients) with a focus on complex trauma, identity, family estrangement, and disability/chronic illness. I utilize therapeutic approaches from person-centered, attachment-focused, and relational psychodynamic theories mixed with nervous system support from somatic (body-based) therapy. I also bring attention to external power dynamics that may affect each client (familial, cultural, societal) as a way of identifying where we can have the most impact in our work together. My approach as a counselor is warm and collaborative, focused on creating an authentic relationship where we can learn more about ourselves and practice ways we’d like to show up in the world. I aim for my work to be anti-racist and anti-colonial, affirming of diverse gender and sexual identities as well as relationship practices, sex positive, fat positive, and aligned with disability justice principles. As a justice-oriented therapist, I try to minimize unbalanced power dynamics by being transparent, seeking feedback from clients, and unlearning my own internalized oppressions.
Language: English
PORTLAND, OR, USA