My Approach
Liberation psychology
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Liberation-oriented therapy starts with knowing that much of your trauma stems from systemic oppression. Together we will explore how ableism, white supremacy, trans hostility, the patriarchy, and the many other forms of discrimination affect your wellness and how you can thrive in this harmful society.
I honor the coping skills that have helped you survive. We work together to help you develop more security and openness in your relationships and community, because they are part of your healing. Liberationist therapy is based on client agency and decolonized concepts of mental health. I also work with folks to unlearn and relearn as you examine your own privileges/power and conditioned biases. I love to help clients move from paralysis and shame to living their values. Read more about liberation-oriented therapy. |
Existential psychology
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Working from an existential perspective involves attending to identity, agency, meaning-making, fulfillment, and suffering. The more you are connected to your whole self, the more you can connect to others in healthy ways. When you learn to create your own meaning, you can find empowerment in living your story.
I can’t tell you how to be happy, but I can explore your inner world with you to find out what fulfills you and brings you joy. We can find ways to reduce your suffering by unpacking the conditioning that drives it and building new skills that will help carry you through. There is great power in stepping into yourself. Read more about existential therapy. |
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Internal Family Systems therapy
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IFS therapy welcomes all of you into the room. Your scared parts. Your bold parts. Your hedonistic, hurt, critical, joyful, depressed, shut down, angry, optimistic, sad, hopeless parts. We are all complex humans. We have internal conflicts, coping strategies we’ve outgrown, deep hurts we’re carrying. IFS offers a path to befriending every single part.
As an IFS therapist, I support you in learning to embrace your whole being. As you connect deeply to your inner landscape, you will find more compassion, acceptance, and understanding for yourself. You will discover that your parts already know what will help you heal and grow—they simply need you to listen to them. Read more about IFS. |
Brainspotting
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Brainspotting is a somatic (body-based) therapy that gets you out of your cognitive brain and into the emotional regions where traumatic memories are stuck. It’s useful in treating trauma, and also in soothing the inner critic, getting unstuck, and letting go of fear.
Brainspotting uses eye position to access the information your mind stored during traumatic events or experiences. Bilateral sound provides a calming balance to the activation of associated emotions, body sensations, or images. In this space, your mind can process the painful information and file it away with your other memories so it no longer has such a grip on you. Read more about brainspotting. |
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