Social Justice & Equity

My approach to counseling is grounded in the understanding that mental health does not exist separately from the systems we live within. Trauma, stress, burnout, safety, access, identity, and self-understanding are all shaped by relationships, institutions, culture, and environment.

I do not believe therapy happens in a vacuum. Many people are navigating systems that were not designed with them in mind, and the impact of those experiences is real.

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Neurodivergence and Intersectionality

My work places a particular focus on neurodivergence and ableism, including the ways people are pressured to mask, suppress, or disconnect from themselves in order to function within systems that prioritize conformity over accessibility.

At the same time, neurodivergence never exists in isolation. People experience the world through multiple intersecting identities, including race, gender, sexuality, disability, culture, class, religion, and immigration status. These experiences overlap and shape how safety, belonging, discrimination, and access are experienced.

Two people may share the same diagnosis or neurotype while navigating entirely different realities because of the systems surrounding them.

What This Means in Therapy

In our work together, I will strive to:

  • Recognize the full complexity of your identity

  • Take seriously the effects of ableism and other forms of marginalization

  • Avoid reducing your experiences to a diagnosis or label

  • Understand distress within context, not just as individual pathology

  • Support you in building strategies that fit your actual life

  • Create a space where you do not need to separate parts of yourself to be understood

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You should not have to fragment yourself in order to receive care.

Why I don't practice Neutrality

I do not approach therapy as a completely neutral or “blank slate” process. Ignoring the impact of systems, discrimination, trauma, and power does not make those realities disappear.

Instead, I aim to practice in a way that is collaborative, context-aware, and grounded in respect for lived experience. My role is not to decide who a person should become, but to support them in understanding themselves more clearly and navigating the world in ways that are sustainable and meaningful to them.