Services
Adult Therapy
People come to therapy for many reasons, some to address a specific challenge, others to explore the deeper patterns that shape their lives. I see therapy as both a place to move forward and a place to slow down, offering space to lay down what feels unbearable, confusing, and even blissful, and to be met with compassion, curiosity, and skill. It’s a relationship you can return to over time for clarity, support, and growth.
Our work begins with your needs and lived experience. I start by listening deeply, then offer reflections, questions, and tools that help uncover what’s at the heart of your concerns. We might draw on approaches like CBT, DBT, expressive arts, somatic work, or family-of-origin exploration—always guided by what emerges in session.
Therapy with me balances reflection and action. Together, we might explore mindfulness, engage the body, or use experiential exercises to create emotional shifts in the moment. At times, I may suggest practices between sessions to help integrate what we’re learning. This work helps you respond to life in new ways and live with greater authenticity, a big part of what we do is experimentation that leads to new data and understanding.
For some, therapy also becomes a place to explore questions of meaning and purpose. We might consider spiritual or existential questions, or the personal rituals that support your path. Over time, you’ll leave with more awareness, more tools, and a lighter relationship to the patterns that once held you back.
Adolescent Therapy
There is something rare and potent about the work that unfolds with an adolescent in therapy. This is a season of becoming—of testing boundaries, rebelling against what doesn’t fit, and searching for what will. My own journey as a therapist began alongside teens in substance use treatment and wilderness therapy programs, and for the past decade they have remained a central part of my private practice.
I meet adolescents where they are, in the language of expression they already speak—through action, style, and story. Communication, especially the assertive kind, is a skill that develops with time, and often the first step is simply creating a space where it feels safe to show up as they are. Parents often tell me their teen will respond to my “non-traditional approach,” and I specialize in working with those who haven’t connected with “your average therapist.” Authenticity is my first tool—it softens defenses and makes way for trust. From there, the work may expand to include parents, siblings, or the family system when it serves real, lasting change.
Expression is the thread running through our work. We might explore the characters in a book or film that mirror their own journey, or the music, sports, art, or even video games that anchor them. While much of the process happens face to face, there is always room for the creative, the physical, the hands-on. These expressions often become a teen’s first line of defense when meeting anxiety, stress, or big emotions—and in therapy, they transform into pathways for insight, resilience, and growth.
Transgender & LGBQ Therapy
I am a less-binary, gender-creative, and fluid individual. My pronouns are most often they/we—“we” because so little of what we do is ever truly alone. We carry the voices and struggles of those before us, and for many of us, community is not just support, it’s survival, joy, familial, and the key to our progress.
When I began my private practice, supporting individuals through gender transition made up over half of my work. While today there are more affirming and knowledgeable therapists (and, importantly, trans therapists) available, the need for truly competent care needs a wide casted net. My approach to gender is rooted in a wide and evolving understanding of what gender can be, grounded in both extensive professional training and the lived wisdom of community.
When working with someone who is transitioning, I don’t arrive with a fixed map—I arrive with curiosity, respect, and the question: How do you want me to walk alongside you? I often think of transition as an obstacle course with many possible finish lines, each person deciding where theirs might be. My role can be to help think through decisions, be present when the road gets rough, hold space for imagining a new identity, and—sometimes—to be “the constant in all the change,” as one client once described it. While I center each person as the expert of their own journey, my decade of professional experience and many more years of personal involvement in queer and trans communities means I understand the complexities, nuances, and—especially today—the harsh realities transgender and queer individuals face.
I offer single-session consultations and evaluation letters for those seeking documentation for doctors or insurance, and I approach each request with care and integrity. But my work in this arena extends far beyond gender. For many, simply living a queer life is an act of rebellion in itself. We deserve therapists who don’t force us into boxes, who are sex-positive, kink/BDSM aware, poly-affirming, and who understand that “queer” is far more than a label of sexuality or gender—it’s a lens, a culture, and a way of loving and living that touches nearly every part of life.
In working with sexual orientation, the focus sometimes overlaps with gender—and sometimes it stands entirely on its own. I work with teens who are just beginning to question their sexuality, as well as with adults seeking space to explore attraction, intimacy, and attachment without the weight of outdated norms. In this work, my role is to hold a space where your identity can expand, shift, and breathe—lessening imposed judgment and shame, freeing us from the boxes that never fit in the first place.
Since the beginning of my private practice I have worked to keep a growing collection of available resources. If you know of something valuable to add I would love to hear from you. Please email me your suggestions OrionPsychotherapy@gmail.com.
Expressive Experience
A one-time session (that you are welcome to repeat) offers a chance to check in with what is happening for you right now and use expressive arts to help process and integrate your experience. These sessions are ideal for those who want to try therapy with me, for people already working with a therapist who want to explore something more creative, or for anyone needing a reset after a significant event such as a loss, breakup, or other emotional shift. They work well for someone who does not feel the need for ongoing therapy but still wants a focused and meaningful space to process.
Session Rates:
Sessions can run from one to three hours and pricing is based on your income as well as whether you are booking a single session, a few sessions, or ongoing work. Single sessions are often more affordable if that is all you need. Please reach out by text to arrange a time to connect.
Family/Couple
Working with a couple or family brings its own challenges but also offers a powerful space for transformation. Often, small changes within the system over time lead to immense shifts in relationships. When we begin, I invite everyone to speak as they would at home—this is a space to be real, not to put on your best “therapist self.” This allows me to observe your natural communication patterns and understand what it feels like to be truly heard by one another.
Many clients start by holding back the harder, more complex issues for therapy, and over time, they develop the skills to gradually sustain what we practice here in the therapy room out in their daily lives.
From there, we focus on cultivating assertive communication, exploring the five main communication styles, and building strategies for deeper listening and being genuinely heard. Together, we create a unique set of “guides to communication” tailored to your relationship, so each person can feel heard without becoming overwhelmed or shutting down. Sometimes one of the most powerful shifts comes from simply creating space for someone to be heard without interruption, or inviting a member of the unit to ask for what they need before or after communicating to make things clearer and more direct.
As the work unfolds, I begin to pull out recurring themes, clarify what is really trying to be expressed, and identify systemic patterns shaping your interactions. We may spend moments focusing on one person when deeper work arises, but the heart of this process is always about what is happening between you. My role is to help you slow down, stay grounded, and build a container for communication that keeps you connected to your deeper needs, emotions, and the possibilities for healing and repair.
