Trauma & Abuse

Childhood trauma impacts us long after we have grown and left our family of origins. It shows up in how we relate to others, how we view ourselves, patterns of thinking and behaving, and the kinds of relationships we choose to engage in. It is courageous work to enter into the pain of the past in order to gain more freedom to live in the present.

Religious & Spiritual Issues

Spiritual traumas are often thought of as religious leaders abusing their power and churches or institutions covering it up, but it is so much more. It can be the impact of harmful theology or purity cultures, isolation and grief over a changing belief system, or event experiences of betrayal if you’re rejected by your community.

Sex, Sexuality & Gender

Human sexuality is complex and varied. Stepping into the expansive and evolving spaces of sex, sexuality and gender is an special honor. Our therapists strive to hold a non-judgmental, unconditional positive regard for all people wherever they find themselves in their journey of deepening their connection to and awareness of themselves as they explore and understand their bodies, gender identity, desires and arousal structures.

Women & Life Transitions

Female identifying individuals face a unique set of challenges that are influenced by various social and cultural expectations. Women are often expected to care for everyone around them and put their own needs last — if they are even able to name those needs or desires.

We work with people navigating new jobs and relationships; those adjusting to parenthood, divorce, and terminal illness; and others struggling with friendships, grieving losses, or facing difficult realities (i.e., abuses and traumas) they’ve previously overlooked, denied, and resisted admitting.

Just like they say on airplanes, you may need to put on your own air mask before you can help others put on theirs.