What These Terms Mean To Me
Liberatory Model
The norms and assumptions that we were raised with and encounter all throughout our lives aren’t right for all of us. A liberatory model in therapy will help you sort out what’s yours and what’s been put upon you, and help you ground in your sense of self. A liberatory model helps center LGBTQIA+ experiences and perspectives, and it’s helpful for anyone.
Feminist Perspective
A feminist perspective in therapy acknowledges that the traditional therapeutic model was organized around a cishetero male perspective and his biology. A feminist perspective for therapy focuses instead on who we are in our private realm and society at large, and helps us understand the systematic forces that affect us. A feminist perspective is especially helpful for female-identified people who have felt left out or harmed by the therapeutic process, and it is a perspective that is beneficial to anyone.
Intersectionality
We are all a complex, beautiful mix of identities. Our intersectionality forms intersections and edges. Your age, gender, sexuality, race, class, hyphenations, neurodiversity, bodily diversity, generationality, politics, activism, kink, sex work, artistry, passions, traumas, survivorship, amorphism and more gets to be here, be seen, and be met.
Transparency
I promise to be honest with you when you ask me questions, especially when I don’t know the answer. I’ll be transparent with you about the process of therapy and our relationship, and empower you to make informed decisions about both. All of this said, the focus will always be on you.
Collaboration
I work with my clients to provide therapy that makes the most sense for whatever you’re experiencing. I’ll ask you about accommodations that would improve your comfort in therapy. I write letters of support for my clients for no added fee. This is a relationship where you can speak your needs, and your needs are prioritized.
Liberation
It’s really hard to be a human, and the world doesn’t make it any easier. So often, it feels like we have to hide parts of ourselves, or perform, or shape ourselves from outside pressures rather than inward truths. A space without words can be the hardest place for any feeling to be. In therapy, we will shine a light on all of you, and help you find your words.