Theoretical Orientation:
I believe that counseling is a collaborative process where the expertise of both client and therapist combines for the best results. I work from a framework that includes multicultural, interpersonal, and feminist perspectives, and use mindfulness-based, emotion-focused, and experiential techniques. I work to be grounded in an awareness of intersectionality and how privilege and oppression shape how we experience the world. In clinical supervision, I draw on many of the previously named concepts and theories and work from a developmental, collaborative stance.
Professional Interests:
I enjoy working with clients in individual and group therapy; supervising graduate students and new professionals; and providing outreach and prevention. I am interested in identity development, models of holistic health, actively promoting social justice, relational/family issues, and shame. I am inspired by Liberation Psychology and am transitioning my identity from “ally” to “co-
conspirator.” I appreciate that the administrative part of my role allows me to encourage change on systemic and organizational levels.