15-min Therapy Initial Consult

Service Description

On paper, I’m just one of many therapists who could help you reach your goals. Trained in trauma-informed therapies? Check. Years of experience treating eating disorders? Check. However, it is the combination of these factors with my own lived experience that makes me the best fit for my clients. That experience includes carrying two children, being acquainted with grief, and living in a fat body. I will never claim to know what you’ve gone through exactly. But, if the fear of being misunderstood has made you hesitant to reach out for support, I want you to take comfort in knowing that we may have encountered many of the same questions, joys, and complications. I’ll level with you, friend – there are a lot of excellent therapists out there whose desktops are more organized and whose “clinical poker face” is much more composed than mine. But I am thankful every day that I get to do this work because my clients know that I am in their corner. I love my job and would be honored to learn your story. I am a born-and-raised desert girl, missing summer monsoons almost as much as I’m enjoying the dazzling greenery of the East Coast. I studied creative writing and the Near East at the University of Arizona and earned my Master of Social Work degree from Arizona State University. I’m an ordained Ruling Elder in the Presbyterian Church (PC(USA)) and take my calling to love God and my neighbor very seriously, often in ways that seem to annoy my fellow Christians. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ When not gliding around on my marvelously rusty old bike, I can likely be found at home with my spouse, two kiddos, one perfectly adequate cat, and a dozen or so partly completed art projects.