Transformative Therapy in Minneapolis
Folks come to therapy with pain, uncertainty, and big questions.
Who am I really?
How do I have better relationships?
What’s the point of life?
Is something wrong with me?
Where do I belong?
Can I heal?
Do you feel you’ve just scratched the surface in past therapy and want to go deeper? We may be a good fit. Let’s co-create a space where you can release your pain (personal, intergenerational, cultural) and find your internal compass.
I bring to sessions boundless curiosity, caring challenges, and commitment to building trust at your own pace, all while keeping the focus on you. I’m here to help you embrace the intricate beauty and messiness of who you are.
My approach is integrative in the sense that we will attend to your emotional, intellectual, and embodied ways of being. I work a lot with folks who are navigating alternative sexualities and relationship styles (kink/BDSM, polyamory, ace, aro, you name it), living with chronic illness or disability, and exploring their gender (which is for cisgender folks too!).
Are you ready to make meaning of your life in a way that integrates all of your experiences? Being witnessed in our whole truth can offer deep healing. I hope our work together will catalyze internal liberation,* strengthening our shared path toward collective liberation.
*Thanks to friend and colleague Ash Chudgar for the concept of internal liberation as it relates to Internal Family Systems therapy. Read about it in his words here.
Specialties
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Chronic illness/disability
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Masculinity
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Grief and loss
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Gender
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Kink/poly
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Trauma
Approach
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Liberation psychology
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Existential therapy
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Internal Family Systems
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Brainspotting
“The purpose of psychotherapy is to set people free.”
—Rollo May
Who am I?
Sometimes I joke that I’m a professional question-asker. Much more happens in a therapy session, of course. But I believe in deep inquiry as a path to self-acceptance, joy, and connection.
I became a therapist after spending many years wondering what being human is all about, and am still driven by this curiosity. I have learned to embrace my own and others’ complexities: inner conflicts, different identities, layers of marginalization and privilege, painful experiences, conflicting needs and desires. Creating this space has helped me heal and build the life I want.
I’m a reader, writer, and plant parent. I enjoy creating a beautiful home environment, cooking delicious meals, feeding the birds, and finding ways to be in nature.