Sliding scale availability need-based and limited.

We will discuss the sliding scale and set your fee during a free 15-20 minute consultation meeting before beginning therapy.

The following descriptions can help us decide where you fall within their sliding scale.  The lower tiers describe less economic privilege.

Tier 1 ($40-$85)

I frequently stress about meeting basic needs* & don’t always achieve them. I have debt and it sometimes prohibits me from meeting basic needs & don’t always achieve them. I have debt and it sometimes prohibits me from meeting my basic needs. I rent lower end properties or have unstable housing. I do not have a car or have limited access to a car and gas. I am unemployed, underemployed, or have been denied work due to incarceration history. I qualify for public aid including food stamps & healthcare. I am supporting children, elders, or other dependents. I have no access to savings. I have no or very limited expendable income**. I rarely buy new items because I am unable to afford them. I cannot afford a vacation or take time off without financial burden.

Tier 2 ($90-$130)

I may stress about meeting my basic needs* but still regularly achieve them. I may have some debt but it does not prohibit attainment of basic needs. I have reliable daily transportation. I am employed. I have access to healthcare. I might have access to financial savings. I have some expendable income**. I am able to buy some new items and I thrift others. I can take time off either for sickness or leisure and am still able to pay next month’s bills. I can travel annually without financial burden.

Tier 3 ($135-$185)

I am comfortably able to meet all of my basic* needs. I may have some debt but it does not prohibit attainment of basic needs. I own my home or property or I rent a higher-end property. I own or lease a car. I am employed or do not need to work to meet my needs. I have reliable access to healthcare. I have access to financial savings, family wealth and/or resources in time of need. I have an expendable income**. I can always buy new items. I can afford multiple vacations or take time off for leisure.

*Basic needs include food, housing, and transportation

**Expendable income might mean you are able to buy coffee or tea at a shop, go to the movies or a concert, buy new clothes, books, and similar items each month

Adapted from The Green Bottle by Alexis J. Cunningfolk

I work with adults, families, and kids ages 2+

I am particularly passionate about working with clients who are:

• Trauma survivors

• Parent-child relationships

• Sibling-sibling relationships

• Co-parents

• Neurodivergent

• Disabled

• Trans/GNC (gender non-conforming)

• Queer/LGBTQIA+

• Fat

• Ethically non-monogamous

• BDSM/Kinky

Below are some common themes and goals that I explore with clients in family therapy:

• Healing from trauma/childhood trauma

• Boundaries and communication

• Understanding and accepting LGBTQIA+ loved ones

• Parenting through triggers/sensory sensitivities

• Co-parenting

• Gentle/responsive parenting

• Improving sibling-siblings interactions

• Feeling more emotionally engaged when playing with your child

Below are some common themes and goals that I explore with clients in intimate partner therapy:

• Healing from trauma/sexual trauma

• Navigating trauma-related and triggers

• Infidelity 

• Boundaries 

• Communication

• Navigating gaps in sexual desire/sex frequency 

In relationship therapy, I tend to focus on emotional patterns, boundaries, and safety. I learn about how your relationship functions as a single emotional unit. Then I help you to approach difficult situations with calmness, compassion, and vulnerability.

I tend to use modalities like Emotion-Focused Therapy and Family Systems Therapy. I also tend to draw on bits and pieces from mindfulness and somatic interventions, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT).

In all the therapy I do, I center liberation-focused, attachment-based, and trauma-responsive approaches.

In a liberation-focused approach, I view situations, problems, or relationships with an intentional focus on the voices and experiences of people who have been historically and systematically marginalized. This means that I work with folks to set therapy goals aligned with dismantling internalized and systemic oppression.

An attachment-based approach means that I pay particular attention to how people’s experiences of relationships have impacted their view of themselves and the world. We may focus on relationships with caregivers, siblings, your kids, intimate partnerships, therapeutic relationships, and/or how you relate to different parts of yourself.

In a trauma-responsive approach, I acknowledge the widespread impact of trauma and actively respond to its effects by creating environments and interactions that prioritize safety, trust, choice, and empowerment.