When it’s too hard to find words for your big emotions, experiences, dreams, and ideas, art therapy can be a vessel for new ways to express yourself and work towards healing. Some of my clients already consider themselves artists, but many of them don’t. Often, people come to me with harsh self-criticism, negative self-talk, and perfectionism (frequently stemming from internalized oppression, marginalization, and other traumatic experiences) that has kept them from exploring and developing their creativity and left them feeling stuck and overwhelmed. Art therapy can be a space to simultaneously soften your negative ideas about your creative abilities and plant seeds of confidence and self-compassion. I love working with kids and adults (6 and up) of all backgrounds.

I believe that you know yourself best and my hope is to hold space, reflect, guide, and walk (or sit) alongside you on your path towards finding the intrinsic power, strength, and light inside you to create the growth and change you’re striving for.

I am a white, queer, nonbinary person (they/them pronouns) with lived experience of chronic pain, grief and loss, depression, and anxiety. I’m committed to having curiosity and openness about the ways in which my intersecting identities, experiences, and positions of power and privilege show up in our relationship.

I use my background as a visual artist, musician, writer, mover, and lover of nature along with my trauma-informed, culturally-responsive, decolonizing lens to help people connect with their inherent creativity and wholeness. My style is person-centered, experiential, and relational, and I believe that the foundation of supportive therapeutic work is a trusting relationship, which takes patience, time, and collaboration to build. I am warm, authentic, and real with clients and have a vivid imagination that allows me to see your experiences as you share them with me, which can deepen my understanding of your stories and enrich our therapeutic connection.

I received my masters in art therapy and psychotherapy in 2022, became a registered art therapist (ATR) in 2024, and am working toward LPCC licensure. I have 9 years of experience in human services, including running an afterschool program and working in special education. As an art therapist, I have worked with folks in psychiatric and in-home settings, people with experiences of domestic and sexual violence, queer people, neurodivergent people, and folks of all ages with complex trauma resulting from systemic oppression, racism, relationship violence, and childhood abuse and neglect.

When I’m not working, I enjoy being outside as much as possible, hanging out with my dog and cat, spending time with friends, playing music, making art, and finding fun new ways to move my body including going to water aerobics.