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About My Clients
I have extensive experience in working with QTPOC (incl. ace & aro) adults with experiences of trauma (childhood, gender & sexual based violence, family related, systemic traumas, intergenerational traumas), depression, anxiety, communication struggles and confusions, immigration experience (including asylum seeking), sex work experience, and neurodivergence. I also have experience working with folx who have had difficult or traumatic experiences with therapy and pathologisation in the past
My Background and Approach
I believe therapy is a space of growth, empowerment, self-understanding, self-compassion, and catharsis in a world that makes it all too hard, especially for marginalized populations; sexual and gender minorities, folx of color, folx not based entirely in the US, etc; communities who often need and deserve such spaces because of the deep impact of systemic discrimination and marginalization but have had the least access to it. I believe that therapy needs to be a collaborative and co-created process, grounded in anti-racism and trauma-informed approaches. Keeping that in the forefront, I utilize an integrative lens, tailoring what sessions look like to what suits individual clients best. Some of the foundations I draw from often include IFS, narrative, multicultural, feminist, & relational perspective, which considers people in relation to their individual, cultural, political, and societal contexts. I am also trained in Brainspotting, and integrate that into my practice where it fits
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I believe that societal structures and systems impact our mental health more than anything. Looking at the failures of capitalism, impacts of systemic racism, cissexism and heteronormativity, both currently and intergenerationally, are crucial when considering our place in the world. In addition, as an acearo clinician, I look at relationships from a different lens. Amatonormativity, or the valuing of monogamous romantic relationships over all others in society, can impact connectivity and community building, resulting in increase in isolation and loneliness. This is often especially true for others identifying as asexual and/or aromantic (spectrum). Based on this, I believe that therapy needs to be a collaborative and co-created process, grounded in anti-racism (including anti-zionism) and trauma-informed approaches. One way I incorporate anti-oppressiveness in sessions is by having an open feedback channel to balance power dynamics & make sessions more helpful