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Every person has a story to tell and deserves a place to express their experiences and feelings related to their journey through life. Stories often hold great joy and happiness along with great loss, pain, and trauma. Holding all these story components together can sometimes create energy that negatively impacts behavioral parents and relationships that can be difficult to understand alone. Finding alliance and empathy through the therapeutic process can give that energy a place to be acknowledged, processed, and healed, ultimately by gaining insight for lasting coping skills and the ability to care for oneself.
Each person has an intersectionality of many diverse identities and that impacts the overall attunement within oneself and with those around us. I grew up in a lower income household in a small rural town in Florida. My husband and I along with our 3 kids and family pup transplanted to Tacoma, WA in 2023. I acknowledge privileges I have as a white, cisgendered, AFAB (assigned female at birth), woman and I work to address socially marginalizing and oppressive constructs. I am a gender affirming provider for the LGTQBI2S+ community.
I approach the therapeutic process with a focus of narrative therapy, mindfulness cognitive behavioral therapy (MCBT), family systems, and trauma informed care. Although these are my main lenses, working collaboratively is needed to establish what approach and interventions will work best to achieve your goals for therapy. I show up in the therapeutic space present, mindful, and empathic towards your lived experiences. It is an honor to share space with clients and I look forward to working with you on your journey to wellness.
I am currently a graduate student at Antioch University New England working with individuals aged 5+ with presenting concerns that include symptoms of depression, anxiety, neurodivergence, trauma, maladaptive behavior patterns, parenting, and spirituality. I am working to complete a Master of Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree along with a Trauma Counseling Certificate. I am a practitioner under the supervision of Antioch University and Abby White MA, LMFT.
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