Working Together
Deciding to pursue therapy is a very personal decision. It is essential to find a therapist you trust and resonate with. I offer a space to encounter yourself in a new way and work towards being yourself more fully. I view therapy as an open, non-judgmental place to bring your lived experiences and explore them within the context of a compassionate and collaborative therapeutic relationship.
I believe in a holistic approach, recognizing the complexity of your life and history from physical, mental, and emotional perspectives. I work with clients who are experiencing dissatisfaction in their lives from a variety of sources such as:
- a mismatch between who you are and the life you're living
- life balance and stress
- questions about identity
- relationship challenges
- life transitions
- family issues
- existential concerns
- sexuality
- abuse and trauma
We might work especially well together if you:
Bearing witness to the pain and suffering of others is a privilege. It can also be a challenge and take a toll on our personal selves. It can be hard to admit that we are the ones in need of help, especially in the midst of secondary trauma, burnout, or moral injury. I would be honored to support you addressing your own needs so that you can be well and better support those you care for.
We may romanticize the tortured and starving artist persona, but nobody should have to suffer for their art. My background is originally in music performance—if you need to talk about performance anxiety, rejection, the daily grind of creative practice, hustling, injuries, where the line is between you and your art, or whatever comes to mind, I can probably relate.
Intimacy and sexuality can be difficult to talk about in the best of circumstances and much harder if things are more complicated. I have specific training in providing therapy for sexual issues. I can help you find more satisfaction and enjoyment, as well as address sexual dysfunctions or challenges.
It doesn’t matter whether you are asking some early questions or living life in screaming color. There are many ways to embrace the full range of lived experiences, relationships, and selves that come with sexual orientation and gender identity. Sexual orientation and gender identity intersect with so many different aspects of people’s lives. I offer an affirming and inclusive space to explore and create a life that flourishes.
Therapy is often seen as the domain of the mind and brain, as though we don’t exist in any other way. I encourage and value when clients connect their physical and spiritual experiences to the work we do in therapy. To me, mental health is part of the bigger picture of holistic, human well-being.
Therapy and masculinity don’t always go together in society’s narrow ideas of what is appropriate. That doesn’t mean your version of masculinity can’t include therapy. I don’t believe there is any one “right” way to do masculinity. What matters is how it works in your life and being masculine in a way that feels comfortable and lived-in to you.
PS – I recognize that I might not look like a “men’s therapist” to you. Because I identify as a woman, I don’t know what it’s like to be masculine in our society, but I think this helps me keep an open mind and really listen to your experience.
Lots of folks worry about whether their therapist will think they are weird. “What if I tell them I brew kombucha? What about that my best friend is 30 years older than me? What about if I’m into [insert rare interest here]?” I’m not here to judge and I definitely won’t think you are weird. Whether you follow the high road or the low road, whether your path is straight, zig-zag, or spiral, you deserve to follow whatever road leads you home.