Psychological Services
What would therapy with me look like?
Without therapist-y jargon:
Humans aren’t meant to manage everything on their own. I strongly believe that building a relationship where I earn your trust is the most important part of therapy. This trust also includes taking your perspective given your identities, experiences, and oppressive harm you have experienced. In this relationship you will practice boundary-setting and communication so you can work to translate these skills into your everyday life.
I will be honest with you without being an asshole and I will take ownership and apologize if I mess up. I will care about you and fight for you to the best of my ability, and I will do so in a way that you will not need to take care of or protect me. You will not need to manage my boundaries. If you can’t believe that I care about you, we will talk about it and that will be part of the therapeutic process; I just can’t get to know someone as in-depth as I will know you without giving a shit.
With therapist-y jargon:
I work primarily from a trauma-informed, attachment-based interpersonal process approach, integrating systemic and critical queer theory, somatic interventions, conversational exposure for anxiety and trauma, and dialectical behavior skills. I value harm-reduction and non-carceral approaches to all forms of healing, though recognize this can be at odds with existing health systems. In an effort to meet the needs of as many as possible, I am currently working to accept a wide array of insurances through SonderMind.
Individual
One-on-one via secure telehealth. We will build a treatment plan together and discuss how to integrate your values and culture with interventions that make sense to both of us.
We might be a particularly good fit if you wish to work on concerns related to: trauma (including religious, medical, sexual, and attachment trauma and neglect), queer/trans issues, neurodivergence, cults and high-demand groups, boundary-setting, self-acceptance and taking up more space, and growing in the context of holding intersecting marginalized identities.
Relational
I love working with couples and polycules and was lucky enough to teach relational therapy to graduate students while working on my PhD.
I have particular experience doing relational work with queer, neurodivergent, disabled, polyamorous, and/or kinky folks. I enjoy working with themes of trauma, sex and sexuality, religion/cult-based programming, transitioning, chronic health concerns, and cultural differences between partners.
Group
I will likely develop groups based on interest from clients and colleagues. Groups I have run in the past include interpersonal process , dialectical behavior therapy, harm-reduction, neurodivergence, and sexuality and gender identity-based groups.
Pricing
Price with insurance
Variable, please request an eligibility of benefits statement from your insurance to determine your coverage and out of pocket cost. Shortly I will add a link to my SonderMind profile so you can look your insurance up through them, as that is platform through which I will be billing.
Price without insurance, standard rates
Rates may be subject to change.
Individual therapy
$185/session
Relational therapy
$225/session
Group therapy
$60/session
Sliding scale & pro bono
Sliding scale:
My methods for determining sliding scale fees are in flux as I continue to research and reflect on an ethical decision-making process. If you feel sliding scale may be appropriate for you, please put this in the message when you fill out my contact form and we will discuss your specific circumstances during our consult.
Pro bono:
Currently my pro bono slots are full. That said, if you’re being impacted by ICEy conditions, email me using my proton mail email address and we’ll figure something out. If you make a free email with proton mail and email me from there it would be encrypted end-to-end and the servers are based outside the US.