Our Philosophy
We are committed to providing an affirming therapeutic environment for all people with marginalized identities, and particularly LGBTQQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual) communities. Our practice is intended to support the development of a trusting relationship between clients and their therapists. The safety and strength clients draw from the therapeutic relationship can allow them to feel more freedom to examine, embrace, and express who they really are.
Our philosophy is based on the conviction that societal norms and systems of power are limiting and oppressive. These external forces exact harm on those they marginalize, and if unaddressed, these forces can also lead to internal conflicts that compromise authentic self-expression, fulfillment, and the quality of interpersonal relationships.
Through individual, couples, and group counseling, as well as other supportive services, we assist clients in making better distinctions between their own authentic voices and the voices or parts of themselves they’ve internalized from their relationships and from larger social pressures. Our counseling services facilitate relief from anxiety, depression, harm, and oppression, encouraging acceptance of personal power and joy and helping our clients form healthier relationships with themselves and with others.
As a practice, we seek to generate liberatory social change in multiple ways. We work with clients who have marginalized identities, whose existence and resiliency are acts of resistance. We build our space with marginalized people at the forefront and we hope our practice can model the kind of transformation we hope to see in the broader world. We view transformation not as an end point, but as a process that requires ongoing commitment, learning, and investment. We commit to participating in ongoing activism lead by marginalized communities so we are working to create transformational spaces both within and beyond the walls of our office.
