Before I tell you about my approach, I should tell you about Max. He's a ten pound terrier mix rescue who is at every single appointment, either asleep in my lap out of frame or curled under a blanket in person. He is quiet, careful, and very loved. I mention this not as a gimmick but because it tends to matter to people.

I'm a licensed mental health counselor specializing in LGBTQ+ communities, with a particular focus on trans and gender diverse folks. I work with identity development, self esteem, social connection, neurodivergence, and the exhausting experience of living in a world that constantly asks you to justify your own existence. Depression and anxiety are frequent visitors in this work, often downstream of that exhaustion.

I approach therapy from a Relational Cultural orientation, which means I'm interested in how connection and disconnection shape who we become. I take a systems aware view of how norms and expectations affect us, because I don't think you can understand a person's inner life without understanding the context they're living in.

As a transmasculine genderfluid person, I am deeply committed to a practice that deemphasizes gatekeeping. I write gender affirming care letters and approach that process with the client's needs at the center, full stop.

I hold a Master's in Counseling Psychology from the University of Wisconsin Madison and a bachelor's from Guilford College.

If you're looking for a therapist who gets it, I'd love to connect.