I am a white, queer, trans masculine, and late diagnosed AuDHD human who believes in authentic communication, relationships, community, and life beyond end-stage capitalism. I came out as trans in the early 2000s and worked with several therapists as part of my gender-affirming care journey. I spent entirely too much of my time educating therapists in session and am determined to not repeat that cycle. When there is something I need to learn more about, I do that in my own time and not on your dime. 

As a therapist supervisor, I value honesty, transparency, and collaboration. One thing you will learn about me quite quickly is that my face has subtitles and you will never have to guess where our supervisory relationship stands. 

I don't know how to be anyone else but myself and I simply don't have the energy at this point in my life to socially or professionally mask the same way I did in my 20s. So I don't. Also, if at any point in our therapist supervisor relationship I say something wrong, inaccurate, racist, or just generally fucked up in any way, please tell me! I am absolutely committed to lifelong growth and a big part of that for me is unlearning and unpacking my own biases and socialization. I honestly perceive someone taking the time to bring up their concerns about something I did or said as an act of radical love. 

You might be shaking your head and thinking “uh huh, heard that before, not falling into that trap again” and I hear you. I experienced that too with previous supervisors and even my own therapists. We will work on building trust with each other and I hope to provide you with a safe place to have authentic conversations. You start with my trust. It is not something that has to be earned. Also, I respect that I may need to earn your trust because people can be terrible to each other and that healthy distrust might have helped keep you safe especially in the mental health field. 

Having worked in community mental health agencies during my early career I know what it is like to have inconsistent and inauthentic supervisors. They have taught me exactly what not to do in order to build and sustain genuinely supportive supervisory relationships. I take my role as a therapist supervisor incredibly seriously (I don't take myself that seriously though, I promise) as a commitment to helping folks navigate every day challenges, recovery from/prevention of therapist burnout, and making it through the licensure process. 

Topics I feel I have expertise in: Trauma, anxiety, depression, life transitions, stress management, neurodiversity, queer care, gender care, identity and self-exploration, traumatic loss, asexuality, school age youth (particularly middle and high school), ethical non-monogamy. 

Modalities I have experience with and feel most comfortable supervising: CBT, DBT, Feminist Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Person-Centered, Solution Focused Therapy, Relational-Cultural Therapy, Play therapy

Modalities I have less experience with and wouldn't feel super comfortable supervising: EMDR, Brainspotting, Gottman, PCIT, Discernment Counseling, Reunification Counseling, IFS, SFT/SFBT, Collaborative Problem Solving, Somatic Therapy, Reality Therapy, CFT