I grew up and went to college in Southern California (just outside of Los Angeles). After graduating, I started working as an educator and fell in love with helping people learn and grow. This passion continued when I moved to Colorado and started working with non-profit organizations that advocated for individuals with disabilities and other underserved people groups.

Eventually, I decided I wanted to develop a more sophisticated clinical skill set so that I could be a more present and effective agent of change. After completing my first Masters degree and a professional certification in Applied Behavior Analysis, I began working with families and children across the state of Colorado. In doing this work, I became more deeply convinced of the power of evidence-based treatment, creative problem solving, and playful connection. I also quickly realized how little I knew and how much more there is to learn.

Having completed my second master’s degree, I have pivoted to working with Neurodivergent folks particularly when they are also impacted by issues related to their relationships, sexuality, gender, and trauma. As a queer, neurodiverse person myself, this work is something I am deeply passionate about. Outside of work, I spend my time reading, watching movies, and exploring Colorado with my husband. The picture above is my husband and I picking locally grown pumpkins- something that didn’t happen much where I grew up!

If you want to hear me completely nerd out, ask me about:

1. Queer, Feminist theory- specifically related to compulsive heteronormativity and damaging forms of masculinity

2. Language use and construction- especially differences between Neurotypical and Neurodiverse Brains

3. Mary Oliver’s Poetry

4. Jungian/Archetype Psychology

5. Video games: Pokemon franchise, Fire Emblem, old JRPGs, Palworld

6. Movies/TV: Howl's Moving Castle, Anime, Horror

My personal and professional perspective is informed by a commitment to social justice, community-mindedness, feminist theory, queer theory, and disability theory. Politically, I consider myself to be somewhere on the leftist/socialist/anarchist side of things. I value creativity, accountability and questioning established power structures. I tell the truth. I was raised Evangelical Christian, and have been deconstructing those beliefs for many years- I currently do not consider myself religiously affiliated with any group but am very comfortable discussing religion and spirituality. Professionally, I see empowering my clients with accurate information, access to high quality medical care, and the removal of barriers as a top priority. I am sex positive, drug-neutral, and non-pathologizing in my thinking and clinical work. I endeavor to help my clients explore and refine their own, authentic voice. I do not use AI tools in any of my clinical work and attempt to limit their use wherever possible. I place a high value on my client’s privacy and safety.