I grew up in California and learned the realities of mental illness from a young age. I went to school for a very long time as I Iearned how I wanted to help others – still have buttloads of debt to prove it (...and also a shiny doctorate degree so that's pretty cool!). I first worked as a nurse before making the leap to psychology when I discovered that my favorite part of the work was the active relationships I formed with my clients. After all those years of schooling, and maybe as a bit of a coping mechanism too, I continue to value research in my work...even though neurodiversity-affirming resources remain few and far between.

My work with neurodivergent clients is largely informed by my own lived experience as an ADHDer. I also live in a small fat body, so I have an intimate relationship with fatphobia and body image struggles. The lens through which I view the world is further informed by the privileges I was born with: cishet, white, non-indigenous, American citizen, formally educated, solidly middle-class, and able-bodied.

I also value consulting with others who hold marginalized identities. It is important to me that the care I provide is informed not only by research, but by others' lived experience as well.

• you don’t mind some ADHD tangents

• you like plants/animals/crafting

• you’ve ever felt judged in therapy

• you’re interested in exploring your neurodivergence

• you don’t mind a barefoot therapist with purple hair

• you appreciate direct yet kind interactions