I am a white, cis-gendered, able-bodied, queer woman. I belong to a co-created intergenerational, multi-racial, queer chosen family. I recognize the unearned privilege I experience in my family, my community, and society at large based on the body I inhabit. Through continued education and cultural humility, I continue to confront how I prevent equity in my relationships and communities. My constant hope is to keep growing in my awareness.

I am a graduate-level intern in the process of gaining my Marriage, couple, and family therapy master’s degree from Lewis & Clark College. I have experience helping individuals and families understand their unique abilities and needs, find and utilize resources that build their agency, and support one another through trauma and revitalization. This work is also deeply personal to me. I experience(d) the heartbreak of self-becoming in communities unprepared to nurture and celebrate me.

Because of my path, I am devoted to helping others reshape their concepts of family, community, self-expression, desire, and love. The most expansive change happens in relationships where we grow into ourselves and one another. Collective healing is my guiding principle. I work within socio-emotional relational therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy lenses. Societal pressures, relational rules, and our unique makeup weave together and shape who and how we are with one another. We can break these aspects down and see how each person’s beliefs, values, and privileges impact oneself and our relationships. This allows us to consider where we align, or don’t, and envision alternatives. As you share your stories, we will work together to recognize, be with, and grow toward the changes you seek.

In my presence, I hope you find space to breathe deeply, feel wholly, and experience awareness. While therapy can be arduous, I believe it is also beautiful and joyful. I promise to make room for all the realms of reality you visit on this journey of becoming more of yourself. I look forward to learning from you and with you.