Background

I grew up the only and mixed-race (Black and white) child of a single, white mom in Los Angeles and often didn’t know where I belonged. I realized in young adulthood I was bi/pan and that came with homophobia and biphobia. My intersectionality is inseparable from the life experiences that have shaped me and it made me curious about how to help people feel seen in all their identities and wholeness. I opened my private practice at the beginning of the COVID pandemic because I wanted to create a welcoming place where other intersectional folks could get therapy without sorting through microagressions and emotional labor just to get help. I’m a highly sensitive person (HSP) who is in her zone of genius when she’s helping someone to be truly seen, heard and understood.

Some of the Things I Help With

I whole-heartedly believe that no person is born wrong and that this world becomes a better place when we are at home in our bodies with access to resources. Let’s get you resourced! I've worked successfully with youth and adults in the areas of:

Therapy

• Trauma & C-PTSD

  • Healing childhood neglect and abuse/domestic violence

• Anti-Oppression Work

  • Women, BIPOC, LGBTIQ2S and Neurodivergent folks.

  • Listed by Violet for Excellence (Top 5%) with BIPOC, LGBQ and TGNC communities

  • Check out my interview with the Marvelous Marisol Solarte Erlacher on Workplace Trauma for BIPOC folks

• Identity

  • Who am I? Where am I going? What do I need? Who loves me?

• Sexuality

  • Coming out and the ever-unfolding process

  • Polyamory and consensual non-monogamy

  • Managing homophobic parents/family/people

• Queer and Poly Relationship Counseling

• Chronic Illness, Pain or Bodily Discomfort

  • I have Functional Nutrition Counseling Certification

  • Lyme Disease, MCAS, Autoimmune, mysterious illness

    • I have my own experience with Lyme, MCAS & MTHFR mutations, and food/environment sensitivities/allergies

• Eating Disorders

  • Body image issues, challenging relationship with food/eating and exercise, desire for body positivity

  • Here’s a news article I was quoted in (although not entirely accurate) on the state legislation proposed to prevent eating disorders and support treatment access

• Relationship with Self: from self-loathing to self-love

• Relationship with Others: communication, boundaries, conflict, EQ 

• Relationship to Life: spiritual dilemmas, practices, and frameworks

Coaching

• Business, Life, Money and Career Coaching

• College Access and Success

• Educating, Training and Workshops in Non-Profit and For-Profit Settings

• Workplace Culture Improvement

• Internship Program Development and Implementation