Offerings
THERAPY
I primarily work with adolescents and young adults to strengthen awareness, joy, and sense of power in relationship to self, others, and systems they interact with.
Gender is a particular niche of mine, supporting folks who are in exploration or development of their gender identity and expression, in how their gender manifests in relationship to others, or moving through transition. I do provide support in trans letter writing and those navigating the medical system.
We are living in a hostile time in history in which many systems and institutions are actively constricting aliveness. This impacts an individual’s mental health and ability to live a thriving life. In my therapeutic approach, I center the client within their larger systems to discern what is the responsibility of the individual versus the system. Investing in and cultivating your wild and authentic self is a beautiful form of resistance.
I offer both telehealth and in person sessions in Montpelier, VT. For in-person, I make use of the natural environment and outdoors during sessions, to invite in physical movement to counter emotional stuckness.
FACILITATION
Humans are complex, language is fluid, identity can shift, and change is constant. Our institutions (i.e. schools, camps, non-profits, hospitals, etc.) are where the structure of organizations and interpersonal meet in real human beings because institutions are made up of people.
I am a resource for organizations who are striving to work with and respond to the complex identities of their staff and/or client populations. My expertise is with gender, from implementing gender affirming practices, clinical approaches, or how to navigate difficult gender conversations.
I offer workshops to educate or inform on a content subject or provide facilitation to prompt organizational dialogue, movement, or needs assessment. I am also available for ongoing consultation for organizations interested in structural change.
Reach out for a free 30 minute consultation call to discuss your organization’s needs and assess our fit in working together.
Access
I believe in affordable access to mental health services which requires challenging the status quo of a capitalist system. A capitalist system determines our financial access and value by the power of the identities that we hold, including race, class, perceived gender identity, sexual orientation, disability/ability, immigration status, primary language, and many other systems of imposed hierarchy. There is no exact formula that determines what each of us can afford, because income is not the only determining factor in one’s financial access.
To attend to the range of financial access, I accept Medicaid insurance and do private pay with a sliding scale for therapy and facilitation. A sliding scale is used to encourage people to access and pay for a service according to their available resources. Those with greater financial privilege contribute more, allowing those with less financial access to pay according to their means. This creates sustainability for the business and accessibility for the clients, and encourages us to interrogate one’s relationship to class.
The Green Bottle chart below expands our understanding of financial privilege and experience with concrete examples. Please use it to determine the level you are able to invest in your therapeutic journey.
