Image Courtesy of Alison Bechdel
About Me
I identify as a queer, trans, radical therapist. I view my role as a therapist as a way of undoing oppression through providing healing, trauma-informed, and politically infused services. I am committed to taking accountability for my privileges, identities, and their impact on my work and enjoy helping clients navigate similar processes.
Education & Experience
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I received my Masters in Social Work from New York University, a program known for its clinical and psychoanalytic focus. My graduate coursework allowed me to explore the intersections between psychoanalysis, queer theory, critical race theory, and their implications on clinical work. I have over seven years of experience providing therapy in community mental health agencies as a child and family therapist. Unfortunately, in my experience, community mental health and state funded agencies tend to uphold and benefit from systems of oppression rather than dismantling them. These experiences have inspired me to be in private practice with the goal of developing a more sustainable and anti-oppressive based form of healing that distances itself from the state.
Outside of my work as a therapist I can be found reading a memoir, discussing queer politics, hiking, skiing, biking, rock climbing, or simply cuddling with my dog, Sadie (who you see in the photo!). |