My Practice
This time comes with unique challenges.
For many of us, navigating intimacy and seeking purpose in our lives can bring up the legacies of shame, estrangement, and trauma, and make us feel anxious, overwhelmed, lonely, or empty — especially in a time of increasing uncertainty, heightened injustice, and institutional failures.
But as queer people we are also highly adaptive and resilient. In my practice, I help my clients build on this strength so they can brave tough moments, heal old wounds, and find a greater sense of authenticity, connectedness, and trust in themselves.
We all have the power to heal and grow into the people we want to be.
I believe that people are first and foremost adaptive. From a young age, we each learn unique ways to keep ourselves safe and connected in families, communities, and cultures that aren’t always hospitable to our full flourishing.
We all develop and discover ourselves in the burdensome and limiting contexts of white supremacy, capitalism, queerphobias, and other oppressive systems. Our formative experiences — both in our personal relationships and in our culture at large — can fill us with anxiety, shame, guilt, and fear, and they can cut us off from the full spectrum of our abilities to connect to ourselves and others.
As a psychotherapist, my goal is to help my clients tap into their power to transform these painful thoughts, feelings, and habits into a deep sense of resilience and reconnection to their full selves.
You’re not alone.
In our work together, we’ll build trust with sensitivity and honesty. As we explore what you’ve been struggling with, you’ll start to feel more at home in yourself and more empowered in your relationships with others. With compassion and curiosity, we’ll work through your anxiety and depression to discover new experiences of meaning, connection, and fulfillment.
