Inclusivity Statement:

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I am educated about and have extensive life experience with racial issues and social justice, poverty and classism, feminism, mental illness, queerness, disability, chronic illness and chronic pain, neurodivergence, and trauma. I myself am a queer, disabled, AuDHD spoonie with a history of trauma, with a mixed-race disabled spouse and kid. I get it. There's no shame in any of this. There is a lot of injustice and oppression from society that

makes our lives harder than they need to be--

but in my practice I want you to be and feel safe.

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My practice is educated about and proud to serve the neurodivergent and LGBTQ+ communities, people with disabilities, people living with mental illness, people with chronic pain, and people of all races and religions (Black Lives Matter). I am educated about and deliberately avoid cultural appropriation, especially of Black and Indigenous cultures (and I have silk pillowcases on request). If you are a member of a minority community and have any concerns about me or my practice, I will gladly receive your feedback, learn better and do better.

And if you need or would like any accommodations due to any disability, sensitivity, trigger, or any  other concern (which I am happy to hear about, but will otherwise mind my own business and take your word for it), please let me know and I will make them.

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My goal is for you to be truly safe and comfortable

because you matter

and so you can get the most out of our time together.

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My Philosophy on Energy Work

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So many of us harbor old wounds and unresolved trauma in our darkest, least conscious spaces, which can have an impact on every area of our lives and selves. It often comes out for healing on the table in a Reiki session. This can lead to deep healing journeys and the permanent resolution of problems that have persisted for years or decades. The experience can be gentle and subtle, or intense and awe-inspiring. Reiki (Universal Life Force Energy) goes wherever it's needed most, flows exactly as much as is needed, and can safely be combined with any other holistic modality or medical treatment. Everyone's healing journey is unique.

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Mind you, I'm not in there digging up your traumas. I don't need anything in particular to happen in a session, and I'm not thinking about you as someone who is broken and in need of fixing. You are invited to be exactly as you are. I'm just there to hold safe, loving, therapeutic space, and to support whatever natural healing processes want to happen inside you. Reiki creates a safe, loving space for rest, relaxation, and repair to begin happening, and it's up to you (and your inner physician, Higher Self, subconscious, etc.) what happens in that space.

I have studied trauma extensively throughout my own life and career. I am a survivor of abuse, major illness, and disability-creating injuries. I grew up around a lot of mental illness, self-harm, and suicidality, and I understand the challenges and can help support clients who struggle with these issues. And I have taken educational hours from some of the leading experts in the psychiatric and psychological treatment of mental health so I can run a trauma-informed practice. I'm not a doctor or any kind of mental health practitioner, and I don't diagnose or treat trauma or mental illness. But I do know how to safely support people who are living with it, and how to facilitate your own natural healing processes when trauma emerges in-session. 

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 I know how to support the release of trauma from the body and energy field (through yoga, bodywork, energy work, and Reiki), and support integration of mind, body, emotions, and spirit. My work often goes hand-in-hand with the cognitive therapies practiced by my clients' mental health practitioners, and makes an excellent compliment to therapy and counseling. 

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