I'm a Texas-born product of a former Marine Corps, liberal trans-woman and artist, and a conservative, southern school teacher who divorced when I was in grade school. Of course, that is a gross underrepresentation of the full spectrum of both their personhoods, but you get the picture. Just like you, I started out in this world steeped in my own family's culture as well as my community's social norms. As you might imagine, between Mom, Dad, and society, those values and expectations were all over the board, and often clashed. I tell you this because my origins have allowed me to do some solid work to define and live according to my own values, which translates to the insight, compassion, and curiosity I bring to our sessions.
At this point in my life, I recognize that I carry the privilege of a white, middle aged, able-bodied, straight-passing ciswoman in a mono and heteronormative marriage; and I recognize the accountability, work, and responsibility to learn and amplify other voices that comes with it as an ally and an anti-racist.
I'm also a mother, a stepmother, a daughter, a sister, a partner, a friend, a gardener, a cancer survivor, and (of course!) a fully licensed and experienced therapist who loves what she gets to do for a living. Within all of that, I understand that your experience is uniquely yours, and my foundation allows me the opportunity to hold space and support you while exploring, growing, and connecting with what's meaningful to you.
I bring myself, as a human, to our work together, alongside my years of experience and education. While I am continuously reading, researching, and learning up to date information that gets applied in our sessions, I am not a textbook, or a psychoanalytical robot. Our relationship is a therapeutic tool in and of itself, and I invite candor, humor, and genuine connection.
