Values
Care work as anti-oppressive, liberatory possibility.
So much of our sickness, stuckness, and suffering is rooted in capitalistic, colonial systems and inherited / ongoing traumas of survival. There will always be generative, supportive space to shine light on those connections together; move away from society’s self blame and hyperindividualism; and carve your own chosen stories, reclamations of power, and pathways for healing.
Therapy is a really harmful field (!!) with white supremacist roots that I strive to subvert, question, and replace with community centered alternatives. I cultivate trust to have open and accountable conversations about power, privilege, and oppression within therapy; our shared and different identities; and how we move through the world politically. I welcome harm reduction practices, generative conflict and repair, transformative justice frameworks, and a shared invitation to bring in your ideas, culture, and spirituality into our work together.
Support through interdependence with the collective.
Therapy should not exist in a vacuum! Relationships we hold in session will often be interconnected with the world at large. Therapy is not a band-aid or cure for all our ailments, but one of hopefully many of our discussed resources for care webs, community spaces, and expansive networks to support your journey.
I offer support and co-building that often moves and envisions outwards- how do we discover connection, love, and meaning with ourselves, with peers and loved ones, practices and rituals, and within the collective? How do we weave past and present to ground ourselves while dreaming of an interdependent and abundant future?
Healing as liberatory work for our shared future.
Amidst rising fascism and violence against Black, Brown, disabled, queer folks and the working class- we are seeing irreparable ruptures in interpersonal and organizing spaces tearing our movements apart. Community-centered, interconnected healing is one of many pieces that can ensure our collective survival and liberation. Whether it’s breaking intergenerational cycles of harm, pain, and suffering; resourcing to allow for connectiveness in community conflict; or even the precarious reality right now of being able to survive - we can together discover more possibilities to show up in the world with more power, grounding, and care.
Self / co-tending, reflecting, and healing has crucial ripple effects in the cultures and practices we are building and sharing together. We may explore together how your shifts, learnings, and evolutions may offer healing within one’s lineage; sustain movement and community spaces; and the larger mycelium of the world around us.