Therapy, or professional mental health counseling, on a system wide level, tends to focus more on the observation, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health disorders rather than pursuing mental health wellness. Therapy is rooted in the medical model of disease, meaning it views clients as sick patients and puts therapists in the role of the expert.

Though this isn’t how I practice as a psychotherapist, it’s important to understand the foundation in which therapy is rooted. Furthermore, therapy models were predominantly founded by privileged white cisgender heterosexual men, so mental health diagnoses often ignore the impacts of systemic & societal issues like oppression, trauma, and culture on each and every one of us. In order to keep therapists in the role of “expert” there are many imposed boundaries and walls that force separation and limit human-to-human connection. For all of these reasons, I like to offer coaching services to my clients in addition to my psychotherapy services. I also do not provide acute care, or therapy for clients in crisis or dealing with severe mental health issues at this time. 

I provide coaching services for individuals and relationships who are, LGBTQIA+, non-monogamous, neurodivergent, and are looking for a little help to navigate life and relationships. I also provide coaching around psychedelic preparation and integration and would be happy to discuss this with you as well.