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Maybe you always knew you would, because something about you has always been unusual.
Maybe you planned to travel a well known path, but something happened, and you can’t just go back to the way things were.
You want to talk to someone comfortable with unconventional terrain…
…someone who doesn’t insist that returning to the paved road is the answer but joins with you in the difficult work of mapping out new territory together.
My job is to explore with you and ask good questions. I don’t promise quick fixes, simple answers, or five steps to a known outcome. I see people as separate from problems; YOU are not the problem. I’m more interested in the full and complex picture of your experience in the world than in labeling or diagnosing.
Those who might find me a good fit are:
I offer both individual and couples therapy for adults whose lived experience, relationships, and sense of self do not match the restrictive gender and sexuality boxes we have required people to live in.
I provide both ongoing therapy and short term consultation for artists and other creative people for whom the process of mining their experience for material or taking creative risks is emotionally demanding.
For people who are more actively involved in trying to effect change in the world, I provide help with questions like: How much can I do without burning out? Where do I want to focus my efforts? Should I take a leadership role or run for office? How do I balance this work with my role as a parent, partner?
I provide relationship therapy for people in relationships that are unconventional in some way—including non-monogamous, gender-no-conforming and LGBT relationships.
Sometimes we come to points in our lives where the stories we've been living—about who we are and how our lives are supposed to unfold—no longer fit. I collaborate with people in developing new frameworks that can support them as they figure out where to go next.
Burnout, or the physical or mental collapse caused by overwork or stress, is an issue many people face in their day-to-day lives. Among those commonly susceptible to it are teachers, social service workers, activists and first responders.