Hey There!

[The short version]

I am a queer, biracial (Latina + white), Millennial woman and I am not your stereotypical therapist.  I love working with all of the messiness of life and the people that don’t fit into nice, neat checkboxes on a standardized form.  Whether your version of mess pertains to relationships and non-monogamy, gender and sexuality, and/or race and culture… I want to meet you in those middle identities and help you sort through all the bullshit that life throws at you.  I do serious work without taking myself too seriously.  Working with me means working with a direct, funny, and human therapist who will hold you through your hurts and call you on your shit.

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[The slightly longer version]

All that other stuff up there is still true in this version, so go read that first if you haven’t already. I work with adult individuals and partnerships (couples, non-monogamous/polyamorous partnerships, etc.) and while this is normally the part where I would state the topics I specialize in, I am not going to say I only work with XYZ problem because I believe that life is too messy to compartmentalize the work of therapy that way.  That being said, I do have a special interest in working with relational topics (communication, boundaries, sex, trust, intimacy, etc.) and in working with queer, non-monogamous, and/or mixed race / multi-cultural folks, along with all of the nuance that comes with these populations. 

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My clinical approach as a therapist varies somewhat from person to person, but generally speaking I have a systemic lens to my work; all that really means is that I make sure we incorporate the big picture of your life when trying to understand problems, relationships, and experiences.  I also tend to work from a narrative therapy approach, meaning I view our lives like stories that we are constantly writing and rewriting.  I pride myself, however, in getting creative with those foundations and working collaboratively with my clients to build the therapeutic approach that works best for them.  I would be happy to connect with you and chat about whether my approach and style can work for you!

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[Education & Licensure]

I received my BS in Family Social Science from the University of Minnesota — Twin Cities, followed by my MS in Marriage & Family Therapy from the University of Wisconsin — Stout.  As part of my graduate education, I also completed a graduate certificate in Sex Therapy.  I am licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of Minnesota (LMFT #4197).

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[Additional Training]

I am trained in EMDR (EMDRIA approved training, levels one and two) and Brainspotting (phase one).  You can find out more about EMDR here and more about Brainspotting here.