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About My Clients
Clients who enjoy working with me are interested in understanding both new and old parts of themselves in order to create more connectedness in their lives. Maybe you are looking to reclaim your life by unlearning harmful past scripts formed by trauma, upbringing, and society. Perhaps you are looking to grow in self-compassion and want to honor and celebrate all parts of yourself. Whatever feelings and experiences have brought you here, my hope is that you always feel safe and seen in our space!
My Background and Approach
I'm Isa (they/she), a queer and nonbinary therapist with a background in survivor advocacy and sexual education. I am a provisionally licensed therapist practicing in the Chicagoland area. I take a compassionate, creative, and anti-oppressive lens to approaching mental wellness, meaning that I center autonomy, self-expression, and authenticity. I am interested in an integrative, relational, and creative approach to counseling, utilizing skills from Internal Family Systems Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Somatic/Body-Based Practices. I believe every individual should have access to mental health resources not only in times of crisis, but also when they want support in thriving. As a queer individual, I am passionate about working within the LGBTQ+ community and supporting individuals in navigating their queerness and other identities. Also, as a survivor of sexual violence and IPV, I find purpose in working with survivors and supporting them through healing and reclaiming joy.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
As a therapist who strives to embody decolonial and anti-oppressive values, I make space for my clients to process, grieve, rage, and organize around the systemic violence and oppression they face. This looks like asking my clients how they are feeling and processing global atrocities, naming systemic oppression when it shows up in the therapeutic space whether in our clinical relationship or in the client's experiences, supporting the client in unlearning internalized forms of supremacy or oppression, and being clear and open about my values. I fundamentally believe that mental health is political, and that to be truly supportive, counselors must consistently weave racial and social justice into not only their work, but their entire lives. Causes I Stand For: Reproductive Justice, LGBTQIA+ Rights, Trans Health, Land Back, Palestinian Freedom, Decolonization, Anti-Racism, Anti-Capitalism and Economic Justice, Sexual Freedom, Pro-Sex Workers, Black and Indigenous Reparations.