Specializations
I specialize in 5 areas
Specialization is *extensive* training in a specific topic.
In addition to extensive training and/or official certifications in each,
I have lived experience in all five areas.
This enriches and helps to inform my work.
Please click to the side to learn about each one!
With any therapist, if they say the word specialize,
and the topic is vital to you…
ASK why they think they are a specialist!!
They should have receipts.
(also, if they specialize in like 10 topics- they don’t specialize in any.)
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Maybe you have a trauma (or five) that you want to work through.
Trauma can be defined as “too much, too fast, too soon.”
If you have trauma, we can work together to integrate those feelings and help you get back to a functional life.
I can help you in many ways to help you look at these events in a safe way over time and carefully to help you regain peace and calm. -
You might have been a part of the purity culture movement of the 1990-the 2010s and developed feelings of shame as a result. You might need someone who “speaks the language” and already gets it.
Leaders in spiritual environments can abuse power, manipulating their members with messages full of gaslighting and/or harmful messaging.
Perhaps you are a member of the LGBTQ+ community and never found your home within the church at all. OR you have left a church or a group that has hurt you deeply and you need a place to process your experiences. We can work together to find out your core beliefs and work towards healing.
Deconstructing? I’m ready to help!
I’ve worked with many different people from various mainstream faiths: JW, LDS, FLDS, Pentecostal, Non-Denominational, Catholics, Scientologists, Masters Commission, Acquire The Fire, etc.
More fringe groups? Gotcha there too. I will do not name those, due to their size, and often threatening behavior towards exiting members. But name them, and I likely have experience, or knowledge of them.
Even further? Ritual Abuse? Involved or harmed in satanic abuse? Yeah, I can help there too, and I'm not scared of those stories..
Guess what? Cult behavior extended further. MLMs do harm in the same way and can destroy your life similarly!I’ve seen it all. ANY faith/spiritual experience can wound.
One note here: You will not find me religion bashing. If you are still in a faith, or want to carry some parts of your beliefs forward, I will love this for you. I am pro-you. I am anti-harm of you.
In similar veins- The Troubled Teen Industry acts like it's own cult. Those who have experienced the TTI are wounded in similar ways- relationship trauma, trapped in places where they cannot leave, being forced to do things that are morally/ethically wrong by leaders. I'm here for you. -
As we grow, one of the big developments we often experience is a divergence from our parents values/moral/ethics.
Your parents may belong to a different religion/faith we no longer subscribe to. You may finally age out of a situation that was harmful in many ways. You may finally be at a point where you want to set boundaries in some ways such as limiting contact. Or maybe you just want to figure out why the heck your parents just do what they do! (And why you are stuggling to unpack all your experiences!)
I gotchu! Not only have I been there, but I love to dive deep into the concepts of immature parents and the effect they have on YOU. Whether you are a parent now and it is bringing up lots of new feelings (OMG been there!!!), you are ready to set some new boundaries (and are scared to/or don’t know how) or are just confused- Hop on to my screen.
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Autism Assessments are extremely difficult these days to access. Barriers include high cost (even with insurance) and decreasing options for providers. There are also concerns in the community regarding gatekeeping.
As a result, I will be providing Adult Assessments for Autism.
As a Masters Level clinician, there is one thing to know about my diagnosis process.
If you go through a diagnosis process with me, it IS a formal diagnosis.However, to access federal accommodations, you will need to do a follow up diagnostic meeting (or depending on the clinician, be diagnosed again) by an MD or PhD who can perform a couple of tests that can only be scored by them. (This is the gatekeeping I’m taking about!)
SO, if you are NOT looking for disability monies, or other federal programs from your diagnosis- I’m your gal! A lot of my clients just want to know!
If you need to know more- or have questions- drop me a question on the “Get Started” tab contact form!
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If you are a person who experiences ADHD, or is Autistic- you're singing my song. I LOVE working with clients with neurodivergence, and recently the latest passion happens to be the late-diagnosed folks!
There's a lot on my page where I go into way more depth about this (see the "about me" page) but I've received training on these topics- but also have extensive life experience in the world of unique brains.