As a person-centered and relational therapist, I offer a safe and nurturing space where you can embrace the unknown as a place of deep exploration, risk, and discovery. Grounded in a trauma-informed, empowerment-focused, and strengths-based lens, I believe you already hold the insight and strength needed for meaningful change. Together, we’ll gently unravel the layers of who you are—making space for emotions like fear, anger, confusion, joy, and grief—while reconnecting with your innate resilience, creativity, and capacity for healing.
Clients often describe me as a deeply engaged and attuned listener—someone who is fully present, warm, and grounded. I ask thoughtful and challenging questions that invite insight and reflection, and I offer validation for the full range of emotions you may be carrying. My presence is often experienced as both trusting and playful, helping to create a space where you can feel safe enough to explore vulnerable parts of yourself. Together, we will dive into parts work, early life experiences, trauma, and the ways oppressive systems have shaped your story, identity, and relationships. I bring curiosity, compassion, and collaboration to the work of healing and self-reclamation.
Come as you are—you don’t need to “be” any type of way. You are welcome here in your wholeness, in your messiness, in your uncertainty. You are enough. There is no pressure to have it figured, that’s the work we will do together.
My approach to therapy is grounded in an empowerment-focused, trauma-informed, and humanistic framework.
I believe that every person holds innate wisdom, resilience, and the capacity for growth, and my role as a therapist is to help clients reconnect with their own inner strengths in a safe, collaborative, and nonjudgmental space.
Being trauma-informed, I recognize how trauma impacts the whole person—emotionally, physically, and relationally. I prioritize safety, choice, and trust, always working at a pace that honors the client’s autonomy and lived experience. I pay close attention to nervous system regulation, attachment patterns, and the often-silent language of the body, helping clients gently reconnect with themselves and others.
A humanistic and relational lens informs the heart of my work. I view the therapeutic relationship as a space for authentic connection, mutual respect, and co-creation. I meet clients where they are, with deep empathy and presence, honoring their unique journey and personal values. I trust that meaningful change happens through relationships—where clients feel seen, heard, and understood.
As an artist, farmer, and full-spectrum doula, I bring a creative and strengths-based lens to my work. I often integrate expressive modalities such as art-making, storytelling, journaling, nature-based practices, and body awareness to support deep self-discovery and healing. I believe that reconnecting with the natural world—and with something greater than ourselves—can be profoundly regulating and restorative, offering perspective, meaning, and a sense of belonging.
Rather than centering pathology or what’s “wrong,” I support clients in uncovering and amplifying the wisdom, resilience, and creativity they already carry, drawing from their lived experiences, identities, and cultural roots as powerful sources of transformation.
Ultimately, my intention is to support clients in reclaiming their voice, reconnecting with themselves and others, and moving toward greater wholeness, authenticity, and self-trust.
I blend evidence-based practices with creative, somatic, and relational approaches in a way that honors the whole person—mind, body, and spirit.
Modalities like Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Motivational Interviewing, and Exposure Therapy provide a strong, structured foundation for skill-building, emotional regulation, and behavior change.
At the same time, I recognize that healing is not one-size-fits-all, and lasting transformation often requires deeper exploration beyond cognitive insight. To that end, I incorporate expressive arts, body-based awareness, and nature-based practices to help clients access wisdom that lives beyond words.
My work is also deeply informed by trauma theory, cultural humility, and a strengths-based lens, allowing me to adapt evidence-based tools in ways that feel accessible, collaborative, and aligned with each client’s unique identity and lived experience.
This integrative approach creates space for both practical change and profound self-discovery.
I aim to foster a therapeutic relationship that is collaborative, trusting, and connective. I believe that the relationship itself is a powerful part of the healing process—one rooted in mutual respect, authenticity, and emotional safety. My presence is warm, nonjudgmental, and attuned, allowing clients to show up as they are and feel genuinely seen and heard. I don’t believe that I hold all the answers to healing; instead, I see therapy as a shared journey where we learn from one another. Part of the collaborative experience is honoring your voice, your values, and the inner wisdom you already carry. Together, we will co-create a space where vulnerability is welcomed, curiosity is encouraged, and growth can unfold at a pace that feels right.
My personal mindfulness and yoga practice as well as my farming background informs my therapeutic approach, especially in cultivating greater awareness of the connection between mind and body. I view the body as a vital source of insight, regulation, and healing, and I often invite clients to slow down, tune in, and gently explore what their bodies may be holding. This embodied awareness can help surface emotions, deepen self-understanding, and support nervous system regulation.
My multicultural and multilingual family background has shaped my understanding of identity, belonging, and the complexity of culture. These experiences expanded my awareness of how language, tradition, and worldview shape the way we express emotion, relate to others, and make sense of our experiences. In therapy, this translates to a practice that honors the richness of my clients’ cultural identities and lived experiences—recognizing that healing looks different across contexts and is always rooted in the wisdom of one’s community, ancestry, and personal truth.
What I’m most passionate about is holding space to gently challenge people to explore past experiences, uncomfortable emotions, and internal patterns in order to better understand who they are—in relationship to themselves, others, and the world around them. This might look like sitting with distressing feelings and memories, taking accountability for past actions, and confronting internalized beliefs or survival strategies that no longer serve them. Through this process, I aim to support clients in developing deeper self-awareness and a more empowered sense of agency in their lives.
My expertise is particularly valuable for people who are ready to release patterns of binary thinking, stuckness, emotional avoidance, overwhelm, and the weight of shame or guilt. I support clients in gently unraveling rigid inner narratives and making space for nuance, self-compassion, and emotional depth. My work is also well-suited for those who are seeking to create healthier boundaries, cultivate more balance in their lives, prioritize self-care, and gain a deeper, more integrated understanding of themselves. Together, we work toward greater emotional flexibility, resilience, distress tolerance, and mindfulness.
I have the most experience working with children, adolescents, and young adults who are navigating neurodivergency, trauma, abuse, feelings of not belonging, the foster care system, systemic oppression, instability, shame, depression, anxiety, OCD, ODD, and impulsive control disorders.
What you can expect from me in our first few sessions is a gentle, collaborative process of getting to know you. You’ll complete an intake form that offers insight into your personal, medical, and psychological background, which we’ll then explore together at your own pace. We’ll talk about your goals, hopes, and intentions for therapy, and begin to build a foundation of trust and connection. These early sessions are about creating a space where you can feel safe, seen, and supported as we begin this journey together.
My approach differs from conventional therapy in that it is deeply relational, creative, and rooted in collaboration rather than hierarchy. I don’t position myself as the expert who holds all the answers—instead, I view healing as a co-created process where your lived experience, intuition, and cultural context are central. Unlike more traditional models that may focus solely on symptom reduction or pathologizing behavior, I hold space for the full complexity of your story, including the impact of trauma, systemic oppression, and identity. I center emotional safety, creative exploration, and authentic connection, allowing therapy to unfold in a way that feels personalized, non-linear, and empowering.
What further sets my approach apart is the way it’s informed by my experiences as a farmer, doula, artist, and social justice advocate. These parts of my life have taught me about cycles, resilience, interdependence, and the sacredness of transition. They help me hold space for discomfort, growth, and complexity, while staying grounded in values of care, equity, and embodied presence.
Therapy with me isn’t just about symptom relief—it’s about reconnecting with your full self and reclaiming your voice in a world that may have tried to silence it.
You’re looking for a therapist who will meet you with warmth, honesty, and presence—someone who can hold space for your full emotional range while inviting deeper reflection and growth. We’ll likely be a good fit if you’re open and/or curious about exploring yourself and the world around you through a variety of therapeutic modalities, including both evidence-based approaches and more creative, intuitive, or experiential practices.
Farming Taking long baths Spending time in nature Making pottery Photographing births on 35mm film Traveling, exploring new places Seeing live music Learning a new craft Spending time with my close family and friends These practices connect me to the rhythms of the earth, creativity, and community—values I carry with me into my work as a therapist.
Have a greater awareness of self
Name and fully embody emotions and feelings they are experiencing
Sit with emotions they once avoided
Regulate their nervous systems
Find a sense of security within themselves
Build resiliency and strength
Set boundaries effectively
What continues to inspire my growth as a therapist is a deep commitment to lifelong learning and a profound respect for the resilience and capacity for change within every person. I’m continually moved by the ways people grow, heal, and evolve — often in the face of immense adversity — and this motivates me to keep expanding my own knowledge and skill set. I stay engaged with emerging research in mental health, neuroscience, and trauma-informed care, integrating evidence-based practices with curiosity and openness. My love for learning fuels my desire to explore a wide range of therapeutic modalities so that I can provide holistic, tailored care. It’s the ever-changing nature of both people and the field itself that keeps me inspired, grounded, and committed to becoming the best therapist I can be.
As a clinical social worker, I practice cultural humility by approaching each client with openness, curiosity, and a commitment to lifelong learning. I recognize that I am not the expert on my clients’ lived experiences, cultural identities, or values, and I make space for their narratives to guide the therapeutic process. I actively reflect on and evaluate my own biases, privileges, and assumptions, as well as seek regular supervision and peer consultation to challenge and expand my perspectives. I also aim to create a safe, inclusive environment where clients feel respected and empowered to share their cultural beliefs and practices.
My identity as a queer, neurodivergent person deeply informs my work by shaping how I understand and hold space for complexity, difference, and nonconformity in others. I bring a lived understanding of what it means to navigate systems that are not always built for or welcoming to people with marginalized identities, and this helps me approach my clients with heightened empathy, validation, and attunement. It also fuels my commitment to creating therapeutic spaces that are radically inclusive, nonjudgmental, and empowering. My own experiences have taught me the value of honoring diverse ways of thinking, feeling, and being in the world — and I carry that into my practice by advocating for approaches that respect neurodiversity, gender and sexual expansiveness, and the richness of intersectional identity.
Having lived in Senegal and the Middle East, I understand how culture, language, and the impacts of colonization can affect one’s sense of identity and belonging. Additionally, being raised in an LGBTQ+ family during a time when gay marriage wasn’t legal and LGBTQ+ rights were limited, I know what it feels like to navigate marginalization and to struggle with feeling seen and recognized.
Creative expression I enjoy:
Analog photography (using 35mm and 16mm film)
All kinds of crafts (i.e. natural dyeing, print-making, etc.)
Water-color painting
Dancing
BA, Oberlin College MSW, University of Washington
Trainings I’ve attended so far:
Narrative Therapy with the Narrative Therapy Initiative
TF-CBT Web 2.0
Around 2 years
My therapy sessions typically aim to strike a balance between following your natural flow and gently returning to the goals we’ve set together. I believe that healing isn’t always linear — sometimes what needs to surface in the moment takes priority. At the same time, I hold onto the bigger picture and your treatment goals, so we stay grounded in your intentions for therapy. This means our work can be both responsive and purposeful — honoring what’s present while also moving toward meaningful change.
Between sessions, I encourage you to try out the skills and techniques we’ve explored together. Whether it’s a grounding exercise, a new way of setting boundaries, or simply noticing patterns as they come up, these practices can help bridge the gap between insight and real-life change. Therapy doesn’t just happen in the room — it unfolds in your day-to-day life, and I’m here to support you in integrating what we work on in ways that feel purposeful and manageable.
