Specialties
& services

I am not currently working with new clients.

I work with non-binary, trans, and intersex communities, as well as those who are questioning, around identity exploration.

I’m also committed to providing culturally resonant services to queer, trans, and intersex people experiencing:

  • Addiction

  • Activism burn out

  • Anxiety

  • Career uncertainty

  • Challenges related to interpersonal and structural oppression

  • Chronic disease

  • Depression

  • Family planning challenges

  • Parenting difficulties

  • Life transition

  • Relationship struggles

I currently work with adults ages 21+. Whether you want to specifically work on identity exploration or you want to explore other facets of your life and wellbeing, you are welcome here.

Additionally, I work with families and loved ones of queer, trans, and intersex people as they seek to learn new ways to be in relationship with people who have marginalized gender and sexual orientation identities. I have a passion for working with the parents/guardians of young people who are transitioning. I also work with people who are asexual, non-monogamous, polyam, those who practice kink, and anyone else whose sexuality is marginalized.

I believe in the transformative power of talk therapy that is evidence-informed, culturally-specific, and tailored to a client’s needs. I also recognize that for many clients, their cultural healing needs extend beyond talk therapy. I can work with clients to do talk therapy, therapeutic horticulture, and nature therapy in whatever combination would be the most healing.

Approach

I work within a model that centers Relational-Cultural Therapy and that draws on elements of other modalities - Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and therapeutic horticulture - in a way that is best tailored to each client’s unique needs. I’m also trained in EMDR, which I am happy to provide to clients with whom I have an established clinical relationship.

I am committed to intersectional liberation and actively engage in anti-oppression practices and advocacy. Racial and gender justice are critical components of my work.

I encourage my clients to bring all parts of themselves into the therapeutic space. My practice affirms people in marginalized relationship constellations and with marginalized sexual identities, including non-monogamy, polyamory, those who practice kink, and people who are asexual. I have a fat-positive approach and body liberation lens, which means I collaborate with my clients to address the harmful impacts culture exacts on their relationships with their bodies. I welcome those with marginalized racial, ethnic, and economic backgrounds and marginalized immigration statuses.

As a therapist, I center human relationships and regard the relationship between therapist and client as a tool for healing. My style is to be engaged, warm, supportive, and, when appropriate, challenging. I take my work seriously and also see humor as an integral part of therapy.

In therapy, we will:

  • explore how well-worn interpersonal patterns show up in your current relationships;

  • directly engage with the identities you hold, considering how these identities influence your experiences both in therapy and in the world more broadly; and

  • work together to better understand the relationship between your identities and your values and how you can live a life that is in service to your most deeply held values.

I believe that your thoughts and feelings are valid markers of who you are and how you experience life. Part of our therapeutic process will be to determine how you can relate to your thoughts and feelings in a way that allows you to live the kind of life you hope for. My work most often focuses on helping you to gain deeper insight into your life and relationships rather than teaching immediate coping mechanisms.

Fees

I am in network with BCBS NC PPO plans, Blue Care HMO, and the NC State Health Plan. I ask that clients contact BCBSNC or use the BCBSNC provider search function to verify that I am in network with their specific plan.

I’m not in network with Blue Value, Blue Local, and Blue Home (out-of-network with all BCBS plans purchased through the Health Insurance Marketplace). I’m also out-of-network with plans provided through other insurance carriers. I’m happy to provide you with the information necessary for you to file for out-of-network benefits, if this is your preference.

My out-of-pocket rate for talk therapy sessions that last 45 minutes is $150. I’m sad to say that all of my sliding scale spots are full through 2024.

Contact me for rates on therapeutic horticulture.