One truth I hold deeply at this point is this: everything, and I do mean everything, is political. Who gets safety and who doesn’t. Whose needs are considered essential. Who can violate the law without consequence. Who is treated as expendable. We cannot separate individual decision-making from the political context in which we live. Social justice requires that we identify systems of oppression, cultivate practices of resistance, and strengthen agency at the individual and

For me, in therapy sessions, my goal is to be  authentic and to show up as a real person wanting to connect with my client. I believe this is very important in the healing process.  When I do therapy, I hold space for showing up as my full self, mistakes and all, and I think that this benefits the relationship that I have with my clients.  At times, I will laugh with clients, cry with clients, and sometimes...