Services
- Individual
- Adolescent/Teen
About My Clients
Surviving trauma (physical, psychological, emotional, and sexual abuse) can create an impact that lasts far beyond the immediate experience of harm. Abuse can shake your foundation, your sense of self, your understanding of the world around you. It is common to feel overwhelmed by self-blame, shame, guilt, judgment; a need to be perfect; a fear of trust and vulnerability. But what if, instead of feeling stuck – always trying to cover or overcompensate – there was a possibility to truly heal?
My Background and Approach
Our work can help you move in the direction of repair. Therapy can offer a space to begin exploring and experimenting: to learn how to safely trust and step into vulnerability; to take power over your trauma, instead of trauma having power over you; to believe you have worth and value – a value that is inherent and absolute. My goal is to connect on a human level and build a partnership towards healing, recognizing strengths, and developing insight. I aim to help change the orientation for trauma survivors away from ‘what is wrong with me?’ and more towards identifying and healing from ‘what happened to me?’ I integrate trauma-specific therapies, such as Cognitive Processing Therapy and EMDR, within an environment grounded in collaboration, warmth, non-judgement, and humor. I customize my approach with each person, and I provide an affirming environment for clients of all religious, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds, as well as gender identities, and sexual orientations.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
Violence occurs in a world, based on the mythology that some people matter more than others; that some people deserve more power and control than others. This falsehood begins at a societal level, and extends down to the interpersonal. Domestic violence, sexual assault, and other forms of trauma exist because sexism exists; because racism exists; because homophobia and transphobia exists; because other forms of discrimination and marginalization exist. In order to take on a truly anti-violence stance, one must begin with anti-oppression. This means always looking at the broad societal landscape when understanding trauma, as well as advocating for change (uplifting the voices and experiences of people of color and LGBTQ; recognizing the impact of marginalization on people’s lives; working to reduce barriers; etc.) The work of anti-oppression is ongoing. I consider this lens central to our work together because it is the water we are all swimming in.