About Me
Who I see:
I work with individuals, couples, and polycules depending on your needs. For individuals, I see folks who identify as LGBTQ+, folks who are healing from sexual and/or relational trauma, who are navigating being neurodivergent in a world not created for their needs, working through grief and loss, and/or folks working through burnout/exhaustion/and hopelessness hoping to find more joy in everyday life. For couples and polycules, I see people who are working through communication struggles and barriers, seeking support around intimacy and sex, and navigating being in non-monogamous relationships.
How I operate:
I have recently seen other therapists describe themselves as a “chill therapist” and I strongly identify with this term. When I show up in the therapeutic space, I am showing up as a fellow human being, not a clinical robot. I believe that the best kind of healing happens from a place of being seen and letting others see you and it would be hypocritical to not show up as my full self for my clients. Because of this, my practice is rooted in relational, feminist, trauma-informed, and intersectional frameworks that address personal and systemic experiences.
Centering joy and communal wellbeing in our work together
Relational healing
Centering human to human connection in the therapy space as just as valuable as tangible tools
Curiosity and Compassion
Connecting to your inner worlds, parts, beliefs, and coping mechanisms through a lens of understanding and grace rather than criticism and shame
Abolition and Liberation
Therapy work is inherently political. How can we use this space to not only combat harmful narrative/frameworks, but to imagine new ways of being and living in community?
Anti-capitalist
Acknowledging that the capitalist system we live in actively harms us, the earth, and our communities. Prioritizing community care, rest, and worth beyond productivity.
How I got here:
Before moving to NYC, I grew up in a small, and quite conservative town, in the Midwest. This experience deeply shaped me in many ways – including my passion for working with folks who may not be seen, accepted, or accommodated by systems, communities, and other individuals. It wasn’t until I went to a small liberal arts college that I started to explore who I am and leaned into my queerness and simultaneously got my ADHD diagnosis (lots of things started to make sense!). It was there that I was held, loved, and seen for who I was and that inspired me to spend my lifetime trying to re-create that feeling and those spaces for others.
I spent my undergraduate years getting a dual degree in Philosophy and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality studies while providing queer and affirming sexual health education on campus (and secretly being the condom fairy). During that time, I worked with SA/DV survivors and sex workers at a shelter as well. Post grad, I received my MSW from Columbia University and continued my work providing testing, resources, and sexual health education to LGBTQ/BIPOC folks. During this time, I also worked with adults with disabilities as a home care aid. I received a certification in prolonged grief treatment from the Prolonged Grief Institute, a Traumatic Stress Studies Certificate, and am currently obtaining a Sex Therapy certification
A bit more about me:
When I am not working you will most likely catch me at a coffee shop ordering some variation of an iced oat milk latte either gabbing with friends, talking with strangers, or reading. I recently have gotten into romance novels after years of pretending I hated them and I love to collage, make art, and admire creativity. If I get the chance, I love hiking and camping. A highlight of everyday life is getting cuddles from my dog Ladybug.