Health at Every Size® Healthcare Provider Listing
Additional information about where I can practice: I am board certified to practice music therapy in all 50 states. I am a licensed creative arts therapist in NY.
Specialties & Areas of Focus:
- ADHD
- Neurodiversity
- Creative Blocks
Modalities & Theoretical Lenses:
- Fat liberation
- Person-centered
- Culturally Responsive
Age Groups Served:
- Teens (13-18 years old)
- Adults (18 years old and up)
- Older Adults (65+ years old)
- Teens (13-18 years old)
- Adults (18 years old and up)
- Older Adults (65+ years old)
Additional Populations Served & Allied Groups:
- LGBTQIA+
- Trans and Nonbinary folx
- Activists
- Late diagnosed Neurodivergent
- Later in life Out LGBTQIA+
Languages Services Offered In:
- English
- English
My Philosophy of Care
I am a board-certified music therapist (MT-BC) and licensed creative arts therapist (LCAT). I work from a foundation of person-centered and psychodynamic psychotherapy and emphasize trauma informed, LGBTQIA+ affirming, and culturally responsive care. As a person living in a larger body, I believe firmly in the right of every person to receive weight-neutral, size-inclusive care. My work focuses on working collaboratively with clients to develop caring and compassionate relationships in a space of safety and healing. I utilize traditional talk therapy as well as working through recorded music, singing, improvisational music-making and instrument play to encourage creativity and enhance joy.
About Me & My Practice
I am a person who has lived in a larger body for most of my life, and my personal work with fat liberation and Health at Every Size® has led me to want to bring that work to others. I think lived experience (especially for my fellow neurodiverse folk) can be a deeply healing and connecting part of the therapeutic relationship. I want to provide a space for people living in larger bodies to deal with the pain of living in a fatphobic world without having their bodies be the problem. The fatphobic world is the problem.
I love infusing session with creativity, and knowing my clients passions. Outside of the therapy space, I enjoying singing, playing video games, and hanging out with dogs (my own and other peoples).
I love infusing session with creativity, and knowing my clients passions. Outside of the therapy space, I enjoying singing, playing video games, and hanging out with dogs (my own and other peoples).
Accessibility Considerations
I utilize zoom for my therapy sessions, and can utilize different apps for folks who may be hard of hearing or need other assistive technology in session. I am very into creative problem solving, so if there is a new accommodation that is needed, I'm excited to try and find a supportive work-around.