Me...
I’m a Legend of Zelda lovin’, Tarot (and comics) readin’, social work doin’ queer kid from the PNW. I graduated with my MSW from the University of Washington in 2014, and have worked in the field ever since. I’ve been a therapist, case manager, peer support person, and community educator.
I am also a client! I’ve accessed mental health services in some form for most of my life, and have a 10 year relationship with my current therapist. I got sober in 2013, which is not super coincidentally also the year I came out (definitely a member of the late-bloomer club). We all have our stories to tell, and I am infinitely grateful for the people who helped me tell mine.
It’s my life’s work to help other people tell theirs.
Folks are infinitely complex creatures, we’re informed by our genetics, upbringing, socialized identities, and carry the weight of our ancestral histories. Part of telling our whole story means holding space for our whole identities, and the ways that our identities connect and intersect with larger social structures. That means that, to me, for therapy to be effective it has to be grounded in equity work. As long as one of us is targeted by systemic oppression, all of us suffer. I believe it is our collective responsibility to care for one another, and that healing happens through our relationships with one another.
“I’m not saying we’ll live to see some sort of paradise. But just fighting for change makes you stronger. Not hoping for anything will kill you for sure. Take a chance... You’re already wondering if the world could change. Try imagining a world worth living in, and then ask yourself if that isn’t worth fighting for. You’ve come too far to give up on hope...”
-Leslie Fienberg, Stone Butch Blues
License information:
-WA: LW60996401
-NJ: 44SC06200200
-NPI: 1992274237
I am also a client! I’ve accessed mental health services in some form for most of my life, and have a 10 year relationship with my current therapist. I got sober in 2013, which is not super coincidentally also the year I came out (definitely a member of the late-bloomer club). We all have our stories to tell, and I am infinitely grateful for the people who helped me tell mine.
It’s my life’s work to help other people tell theirs.
Folks are infinitely complex creatures, we’re informed by our genetics, upbringing, socialized identities, and carry the weight of our ancestral histories. Part of telling our whole story means holding space for our whole identities, and the ways that our identities connect and intersect with larger social structures. That means that, to me, for therapy to be effective it has to be grounded in equity work. As long as one of us is targeted by systemic oppression, all of us suffer. I believe it is our collective responsibility to care for one another, and that healing happens through our relationships with one another.
“I’m not saying we’ll live to see some sort of paradise. But just fighting for change makes you stronger. Not hoping for anything will kill you for sure. Take a chance... You’re already wondering if the world could change. Try imagining a world worth living in, and then ask yourself if that isn’t worth fighting for. You’ve come too far to give up on hope...”
-Leslie Fienberg, Stone Butch Blues
License information:
-WA: LW60996401
-NJ: 44SC06200200
-NPI: 1992274237