Meet Beth!

Positionality: I identify as a Neurodivergent, Queer, Mixed or Biracial (Black/White) cisgender woman.

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My Approach:

Have you ever felt that forming and maintaining relationships, engaging in consistent self-care, or navigating everyday "adulting" feels more challenging for you than those around you? Do you struggle to “be yourself” or even understand what that truly looks like? Are you caught in the feeling of being either “too much” or “not enough?”

Whether you’re in the early stages of exploring a potential neurodivergent identity, or processing a recent self or formal diagnosis, I’m here to support you. I’m passionate about working with clients on this journey, helping them navigate the complex emotions that often arise—excitement, curiosity, and validation in discovering more about who you are, alongside grief and anger for the time spent feeling othered or broken. This is a deeply personal journey, and together, we can create a path that honors your unique experiences and needs.

In our work together, we will focus on helping you:

• Find confidence in navigating healthy relationships

• Learn how to self-advocate

• Identify neurodivergent-affirming people and spaces

• Break free from the cycle of high achievement and burnout

• Become attuned to the needs of your nervous system and develop skills to better regulate its responses

I work with individuals who are often left on the margins of traditional therapy models—BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and neurodivergent individuals who may have been made to feel that their identities or experiences don’t fit the mold. In our sessions, you’ll never be asked to minimize or hide any part of yourself. I believe in creating a space where all parts of you are welcome—your personality, culture, and lived experiences are integral to the work we do.

My approach is both challenging and supportive, direct yet affirming. I’m committed to creating a therapy space that values your autonomy and centers your lived experiences, particularly if you hold marginalized identities. As a therapist, I weave lessons of self-advocacy and resilience into our work, always mindful of the broader oppressive systems we navigate. I encourage clients to provide feedback on our therapy relationship so that together, we can create a dynamic that serves you best without reinforcing harmful systems of power or control.

I also believe that self-disclosure and authentic expression are crucial in our work together. Therapy is not just about following outdated rules of professionalism but about showing up fully as ourselves, both therapist and client. This authenticity allows us to build a stronger, more human connection, which is at the heart of meaningful healing and growth.
 

Theoretical & Clinical Orientation:

• Neurodivergent-Affirming: I work with clients to understand their neurotypes and work towards a lifestyle in which they can be their full selves, free from forcing themselves to fit a mold that was never made for them. I see neurodiversity as necessary and valuable, not something to be fixed or cured. I believe self-diagnosis is valid, and lived experience should be valued above outdated research done on populations that lack diversity across all categories. 

• Lived Experience First: I prioritize the client’s lived experience and avoid perpetuating unnecessary hierarchies that tend to place counselors as the expert in the room. I explore the developmental, interpersonal, and multicultural components of a client, and their narrative, to build a strong understanding of various contextual factors that contribute to client strengths and challenges.

• Social Justice Lens: As a neurodivergent, queer, Black, biracial, cisgender female, my professional practice is rooted in leveraging my various identities and privileges alongside themes of resilience, community care, and social justice. I center the values and methods that move counseling towards a practice of cultural affirmation and responsiveness, and away from the myth of “cultural competency” that is traditionally fed to clinicians. I believe that all clinicians should be actively working to change the systems that fuel clients’ challenges. I believe that you cannot truly heal in an unwell society unless we are using our privileges, sources of power, and access to various spaces to heal and rebuild our communities and systems. 

• Trauma-Informed: Many of our narratives are marked by various forms of trauma we’ve experienced over our lifetimes. Whether it’s physical, emotional, racial, developmental, relational, etc., I utilize psychoeducation to normalize and legitimize my clients’ experiences and rely on narrative and somatic practices to make space for the mental, emotional, and physical manifestations of trauma that may show up for my clients.