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I believe that therapy is a personal and political tool, which can be used in many different ways. It’s a space of personal growth and compassion, getting to know the self better, being more empowered, of release and catharsis. It is also a space to find ways to engage in changing or disengaging from the systems which cause constant harm and most mental health struggles/ “diagnoses” while also navigating them to reduce the harm caused. I try to help my clients find balance; between focusing on individual growth and goals, and contributing to community and societal support and change; between taking individual accountability and identifying systemic failures; between finding hope and meaning, and not trying to force the brain to find positivity in a world facing multiple ongoing existential crises and genocides.

To put it in therapy-speak in this bio, 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 work integratively, tailoring what sessions look like to what suits individual clients and their context best. Some of the foundations I draw from often include IFS, narrative, feminist, and 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, often for issues around trauma, or where clients are feeling stuck.

I may be a good fit for you if:

• You’re a person of global majority (aka BIPOC) and identify as LGBTQIA (special mention of folx on the asexual and/or aromantic spectrum)

• You’re looking for a therapist who will help you work with your brain rather than trying to make your brain work in ways systems/people say it should. (An approach especially helpful for neurodivergent folx)

• You’re tired of the uncritical use of the DSM/pathologization, the carceral nature of the mental health industrial complex, and mental health only focusing on the individual

• You’ve experienced personal and systemic traumas like gender-based violence, painful childhood or family experiences, immigration (including asylum seeking), racism, sexism, queer & transphobia, medical stuff, chronic pain, marginalization, etc.

• You want to rant and despair without fear of judgement or carcerality

• You’re not looking to pressure yourself into a linear or stereotypical idea of healing/treatment/meaning-making, and want to write your own narrative

• You’re wanting a balance of having general goals or aims for therapy, but not being tied to them in every single session

• You’re looking to co-create what therapy looks like to suit you, not fall into an archetype, and are open to having gentle/sassy push to give feedback to help with the co-creation