About the Practice

I use a trauma informed, collaborative, and culturally inclusive approach to counseling. What exactly does that mean? Glad you asked. It means that my first goal is to create a safe space for you to tell your story free of judgement as we work together towards an authentic therapeutic relationship. I respect the courage it takes to initiate counseling support and thus, feel honored to join in an individual's or family's story, helping to identify areas where they are thriving, and teaching tools that can help clients achieve their goals.

Perhaps most importantly, I connect from a lens that accounts for how trauma may impact your experience of being in the world and your relationships; with intentional care to ensure that our relationship honors your experience rather than invalidates it.

I specialize in issues of multicultural identity, but often incorporate mindfulness, somatic work, coping skills, and self-compassion with all of my clients. When working with families or couples I approach problems as residing within the system and not a single person, and aim to foster an environment where each member feels affirmed and acknowledged.  

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, meaning in addition to extensive training in couples and family work, I use a systemic lens that accounts for how relational systems impact my individual clients as well.

What is Culturally Inclusive Counseling?

I am incredibly passionate about fostering the process of exploring one’s cultural identity and offering a space that acknowledges the systemic socialization that often plays a role in how we view ourselves both in our relationships and in the world. While a client’s issues may not be rooted in a cultural dynamic, many people experience the pain of “otherness” which can diminish their feelings of worthiness and belonging.

I also understand the importance of processing the trauma of institutionalized oppression and shedding the weight that comes with the day to day experience of navigating microaggressions, prejudice, and stereotypes often faced by our society's marginalized communities.

What sets me apart?

Professionally speaking, my personhood and my practice are rooted in an inclusive, trauma-informed and culturally responsive approach to human connection. I am committed to professional development and trainings that support anti-racist and inclusive practices and research approaches that honor the cultural complexity of my clients. I’m not interested in “fast results” but rather, slowing you down, supporting your nervous system and reconnection to your body, cultivating relational safety and creating a space that allows you to unlearn toxic narratives, thus laying the foundation for lasting change.

Personally, my journey in defining my identity for myself as both a mixed race and Black woman, allows me to bring a level of empathy, understanding and rapport to the therapeutic relationship. I am committed to my own therapy work and believe in a “human first, therapist second” approach, so if you like your therapy with a bit of wit and the occasional curse word, you’ve come to the right place.

I won’t be the cheapest therapy option you come across. Yet my fee allows me to bring the fullness of my resources as both a provider and a human to our work. I keep an intentionally small caseload and hold firm boundaries around the number of clients I see in a day because I believe in the power of actively practicing and modeling the holistic self-keeping I recommend to my clients everyday. As result, you’ll find yourself sharing space with an embodied and engaged therapist who shows up fully to each session and has the bandwidth outside of session for additional research and treatment planning.