I grew up as a quiet, bisexual, neurodivergent kiddo who didn’t know how to cope with big feelings, felt confusion about connecting with others, and didn’t know how to voice my own wants and needs.

However, I cared a lot about the people around me and loved hearing others’ life stories (to the point where I felt it was my reason for living). It’s not difficult to see that I thrive off of making space for others to shine.

I coped with this the best way I knew how: I overachieved and learned all I could about human psychology. I graduated one year early from my undergraduate degree at UC Santa Cruz (go banana slugs) and went directly into my Master’s program at Cal Poly SLO.

It turns out when you only think and don’t feel, you get sick and burn out pretty quickly. I learned this the hard way so you don’t have to!

I gained skills in my own therapy to recognize and feel my emotions, decreasing my burnout, and allowing me to gain the self-confidence I never felt before.

Today, I use my natural strengths (genuinely caring about others and my gained knowledge in psychology) to help other people feel better than I did.

Together we can work towards gaining your own voice to express your feelings and allow you to not feel you need to be perfect in order to ask for what you want. We can make space to talk about your pain and worries, allowing you to let go of what you’ve been holding inside. I want you to feel genuinely cared for, to know you’re not alone and that what you feel today is normal!