I find my work as a mental health professional runs parallel to my own personal life and growth. I hope to be vulnerable with the people I meet with, and would love to share my humanity with you! I strive to create a safe and affirming space for everyone, and understand that my identity, humility, and willingness to learn and take action is pertinent to that. I am incredibly passionate about the work I do as a therapist and have immense gratitude for the spaces I have, and will get, to share with others.
I am a white, pansexual, queer, married woman. I have 2 cats, enjoy taking care of my plants, love spending time outside and traveling, am an avid music enthusiast, find myself doing tarot and journaling often, and am passionate about experiencing life in new and familiar ways with the people I love! I live with my own chronic mental health issues, and will be the first to say I don’t have it all figured out. Life can be unpleasant, and mine can look pretty chaotic at times. But I know how important it is to not feel stuck without a way out, to have some sense of direction and purpose, and to feel like the endless questions about ourselves and life is a weight that can be shared (and sometimes even defined). As humans, we have the right to explore what that means for us individually, and within our communities.
In 2018, I graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with my Master’s degree in social work. I worked alongside people experiencing homelessness to obtain my clinical hours, and eventually became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (in Texas and now Colorado- where I am currently located). I have provided therapeutic support to people on an individual basis, as well as supporting groups and couples. I am experienced in working with intense life situations, including chronic and complex trauma, psychosis, suicidality and self-harm, severe substance use, major mood disruptions, and extreme life transitions or stressors. Given my experience, I feel equipped and eager to enter into challenging spaces with others; as a social worker, I am oriented towards a holistic, systems-based approach. I have always aimed to be nonpathologizing, to see each individual for who they are as a human, and to never forget the larger society and world at play. I truly believe that bettering ourselves betters the communities and world around us.
