Liberation-Focused Therapy

Mental Health Therapy VIA A DECOLONIZED LENS

I am, primarily, a liberation-focused trauma therapist, working from decolonized approach to healing.

I hold a license as a Licensed Professional Counselor through the Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists

I AM NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS AT THIS TIME

I believe that most individuals carry deep historical and intergenerational trauma regardless of their racial or ethnic background. No matter what side of history our families are on, generationally, we've been either the oppressor, the oppressed, or both. The trauma inherited from the experiences of these historical roles is something we carry in our genetic coding (epigenetics) as well as in the collective consciousness. Both of these historical roles require deep attention and healing due to a legacy of psychic, somatic, and nervous system wounding.

I am, primarily, a liberation-focused trauma therapist who employs a decolonized approach to healing. I'm trained in EMDR and Compassionate Inquiry, both somatic-based trauma treatment approaches. I am also self-taught in Internal Family Systems and use it complement my therapeutic approach. I believe that most (if not all) dis-ease is rooted in trauma and the negative beliefs that these leave us with. Unless we address and tend to lthese wounds (trauma), they will continue to inform our reality.

Working from a decolonized approach means that I also hold wisdom and medicine rooted in the teachings of my Indigenous elders and Nature as a teacher and healer. I can bring these into the therapeutic setting as needed or by request. I also honor each persons own relationship (or lack thereof) with their own spiritual pathways and resources and aim to include these in the therapeutic journey. A decolonized approach does not see the individual as fragmented and separate in mind, body, spirit, the natural world, the ancestors and the greater systems we are all a part of.

If this approach resonates, please feel free to contact me so that we may explore if it’s a right fit for both of us. I look forward to connecting!

Individual, Group, or Family therapy

  • The therapeutic journey is a commitment to oneself that can vary in duration. For some, it can be a relatively short journey of just a few weeks, which can shift to an “as-needed” basis for support and maintenance.

    For others it can take up to one year and perhaps longer. All human beings are different and there is no right or wrong when it comes to our healing journey. If you would like to explore more regarding session format, modalities employed, or ask any questions you might have about the process of working with me, please feel free to reach out by filling out a contact form.

  • Cost is $220 for one hour of Individual Therapy. I accept several insurance platforms including Oregon Health Plans across multiple Oregon Counties.

    Please reach out regarding costs for Family or Group Therapy.

    I also offer sliding scale rates for those who are not covered by insurance and are experiencing economic hardship.

  • I accept the following Insurance Platforms.

    Oregon Health Plan Open Card, Pacific Source (OHP & Private), Trillium OHP, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Moda, First Choice, Optum, Umpqua Health OHP, Providence.

  • REGISTRATION FOR BETTER TOGETHER IS CURRENTLY PAUSED

    The Better Together Group Therapy Format might be for you if:

    ~ You identify as a person from a historically marginalized background (BIPOC, PGM, LGBTQIA2S+)

    ~ You would like to be part of a support group, but ARE NOT struggling with SEVERE/ACUTE mental health presentations at this time

    ~ You are feeling weighed down by the burden of what is taking place in the world right now and would like a place to be witnessed by and witness others

    ~ You understand the power of collective care and support as a person from a historically marginalized background

    ~ You would like to engage in healing in an affinity space

    ~ You would like a better understanding of the impact of trauma in your life and on the collective culture

    ~ You might enjoy a combination of evidence-based and Indigenous-based approaches

    If this approach seems like it might be a good fit, please contact me to book a discovery call and join the wait list.

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​Please contact me for additional information or to schedule a free 20-minute discovery call.