Music has always been more than background noise for me; it has been a place where something deeper shifts. I vividly remember in the 2010s being just a guy following jam bands up and down the East Coast, standing in crowds with my closest friends and feeling something I could not quite name at the time. Now, as a therapist, I understand those experiences through an Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed lens and how those experiences shaped my sense of self. What I understan

DBT was developed in the 90s as one of the first truly effective interventions for people navigating Borderline Personality Disorder, and it has since been applied to many other diagnoses including ADHD, binge eating disorder, mood instability, and substance use disorders. And, it can be used for adolescents all the way through adulthood as well as in group therapy and/or individual therapy. How does it work for so many different diagnoses, struggles, and ages?

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, it is not about titles, hierarchy, or being the person with the most confidence in the room, and it definitely isn’t about having everything figured out. Instead, I find myself leading from a place of quiet. My leadership shows up in the way I listen, in the way I slow myself down before responding, and in the way I choose curiosity and acceptance over defensiveness.

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...