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My practice is based on an exciting and growing body of collaborative, feminist, and narrative therapy ideas.  I engage with these ways of thinking during out meetings together.  I find non-pathologizing, competency-based, and respectful practice to be extremely generative.  When I meet with a people, I like to join them in their world and listen to stories about their lives.  I listen for social, cultural, and political contexts that impact people’s relationship with problems.  I don’t see people as problems; rather “the problem is the problem.” Together, we look at how the problem has influenced their life and watch for exceptions to this.  When these unique outcomes are found we talk about what has made this possible and what your hopes, desires, and values are for your life.

My work with the transgender community is largely influenced by the courageous transgender folk who have shared their stories with me.  In addition to learning from these wise people, I have attended trainings put on by the Sexual Minority Resource Center (www.SMYRC.org" target="_blank">http://www.smyrc.org/">www.SMYRC.org) and Gender Odyssey (http://www.genderodyssey.org/"> style="color: #800080">www.genderodyssey.org).  I am familiar with local resources and comfortable collaborating with schools, doctors, and other service providers.