Early in my career, I recognized the need to broaden the scope and reimagine DEI practices so as to create possibilities for authentic connection and collective care. I have been providing DEI consultation and training to leaders and organizations for over 15 years. I utilize a trauma-informed approach by meeting people where they are, amplifying their strengths rather than deficits, and facilitating a healthy exploration of the challenges that must be overcome in order to grow. To witness people take risks and grow in ways that they could not have imagined is truly a gift that motivates me to keep working toward systemic change. My deepest desire is to be of service in supporting more equitable and collaborative systems and communities. It’s not always comfortable or pretty, but it’s worth it.

My work as a psychotherapist is informed both by my professional training and my own lived experience, and it has evolved as I’ve done my own healing work. I’ve always been actively interested in helping people who tend to get excluded by mainstream, white, western, dominant culture norms. Naturally, I’ve gravitated towards perspectives and approaches that are empowering and strengths-based rather than pathologizing (like our mainstream psychiatric models and categorizations). As a somatic psychotherapist and trauma specialist, I am deeply committed to body liberation for all people and actively engage in ways to challenge and deconstruct colonialist practices within health and healing realms. My work with individuals is grounded in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Somatic Experiencing (SE). I’m a Certified IFS Therapist, Certified EMDR Therapist, and Certified Body Trust^Ⓡ Provider.

When I’m not working with individuals or organizations, you can find me speaking or writing. I co-authored A Clinician’s Guide to Gender Affirming Care (New Harbinger, 2018) and the APA Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Clients (2015). I’m honored to have been interviewed by NPR Life Kit, The New York Times, and Food Psych.