My pronouns are she/her.  I specialize in working with the LGBTQ+ community.  I strive to provide a warm and affirming space for you to explore your perspectives, values, feelings and to build resiliency.  I work with children over 8 years old, adolescents, young adults, and families.  I have a considerable background working with trauma, emotional regulation, relationship issues, divorce, and pandemic-related stress.  I primarily use dialectal behavior therapy, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, EMDR, and internal family systems.  I aim to prioritize BIPOC mental health and focus on how the systems and barriers around us can create mental health issues. 

 

“How do you know that you’re healing?  I could have spent the entire day angry about this.  Instead, I don’t allow my problems to speak when my peace has so much more to say.”

– Rudy Francisco