Does this sound familiar?
- Are you anticipating or experiencing a major transition and feeling overwhelmed by change?
- Are you wanting to explore your fears, desires and anxieties or make better sense of their origins?
- Do you find yourself navigating questions about identity and wanting to build a stronger sense of self?
I Can Help.
- My approach focuses on understanding the deeper stories that shape our lives, helping clients to reframe their narratives and empower their personal growth.
- My experience in social work, public policy and disability justice lead me to encourage clients to consider the larger systems at play, and reclaim agency in a sometimes imperfect, unpredictable world.
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Using a strengths-based approach, I work with you to identify, build and reinforce the unique strengths and resources which support your pursuit of self-determination.
What can you expect?
- You will be able to utilize your strengths and access your personal sources of power more readily, leaving you feeling grounded and autonomous.
- Our work will be collaborative – together, we will explore identities, challenges and aspirations which are important to you, ultimately building resilience and autonomy.
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You will be met with respect, patience and curiosity but also be encouraged to explore and expand your comfort zone, as it relates to self-advocacy and self-determination.
As a graduate of Smith College School of Social Work (Northampton, MA), I was trained in a range of modalities, with an emphasis on psychodynamic approaches. I strongly believe in the power – and fun! – of stories, and utilize narrative therapy principles to explore the impact of the stories we tell ourselves, as well as the larger narratives told about the identities we might hold. Having lived with a chronic illness since birth, my own disability experience has shaped how I invite clients to consider the role of social norms and expectations in the development of positive self-esteem. My practice borrows from relational therapy, in which I encourage clients to reflect on the impact of past or current relationships, including the working relationship which we shape together.