ABOUT MY PRACTICE

I currently support LGBTQIA+, trans and GNC (gender non-conforming) teens 13+, young adults, and adults who are motivated in desiring connection with others and wanting to find a sense of belonging within themselves. Feeling alone and unsupported has an impact on how we internalize our self worth, without spaces to challenge those internalized beliefs.

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As an art therapist of over 6 years, my practice focuses on how alternative ways of expression tap into healing. Art therapy is similar to talk therapy, however the difference lies in that we will engage in more visual and somatic ways of expression, communication, and processing feelings.

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Additionally, I work from trauma-informed, strengths based and person-centered approaches, including the use of systems focused techniques. I focus on the here and now moments to further support people in learning how to feel their emotions and unlearn cycles of culturally learned shame and avoidance of emotional distress. Everyone has the capacity to relearn tools that help them live towards a life worth living.

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My previous work as an in-home and outpatient therapist with teens and families has informed the way I approach individual work, specifically around ways to empower authentic self expression. Healing cannot be done on a solely individual level and systems of oppression contribute widely to what we view as mental illness. Community connection and validation is just as important to healing as individual exploration.