Queer-affirming, relational therapy for LGBTQIA+ individuals and couples/relationships in Denver, CO

My own mental health journey through anxiety and people-pleasing—and my experiences in therapy—led me to specialize in supporting others who feel anxious, stuck, and hard on themselves. My style is compassionate and warm with a focus on addressing the issues bringing you into therapy. I recognize it takes time to develop trust with me before diving into deeper issues.

I work with:

• family of origin trauma

• anxiety

• people-pleasing

  • communicating about your needs with loved ones

  • identifying when to compromise and when (and how!) to set boundaries

  • feeling our feelings

  • self-soothing when we’re not in control

  • accepting and adjusting to what is out of our control

• queerness

• political distress

• symptoms of anxiety that may not look like textbook anxiety, like disordered eating, numbing, skin-picking, perfectionism, constantly needing assurance, persistent irritability, and avoidance

I help clients understand how their constellation of symptoms are ways of coping with their feelings. For better or worse, we all attempt to care for ourselves, and some ways are deeply engrained even when they’re no longer helpful for us. In therapy, I support clients to clarify underlying feelings and try new ways of soothing anxiety.