Bold Expressions Therapy

Approach Description: I couple my educational background with immense passion for the work: I became a psychologist because I believe deeply in the transformative impact of therapy because I have witnessed first-hand just how life-changing it can be. As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community (Bisexual, Questioning, Fluid), a trauma survivor, and someone with a chronic pain disorder, I approach the work that I do from a place of empathy and personal understanding. I have an intense passion for understanding personal identity and the way race, culture, class, and sexuality come together to form what we believe about ourselves and what we feel we can accomplish in our lives personally and professionally. It is my belief that our identities, both what we show the world and who we are on the inside, are a mosaic of memory and experience that begins in early childhood and continues throughout our lives. In a therapeutic relationship, we can uncover the patterns of behavior that are a result of these experiences while we differentiate between behaviors that serve us and behaviors that hinder us. Oppression and racial injustice shape our internal and external world and I believe addressing and speaking to differences is a powerful tool to help anyone seeking counseling. Through the power of connection and communication, we can heal old wounds and face moments of pain together as we seek to accomplish any goals you may have set for yourself when you decided to seek therapy.