honey is…

My work is rooted in lived-experience, training & practice as a mental health counselor, internal family systems, somatics, and education.

I have worn a great many identities in my life, but among the most important to me to name and claim at this moment are my whiteness (and all that comes with it), my transexual-ness (specifically because it is a quality about me which is irremovable), being disabled, and claiming myself as an artist.

I strive for an anti-oppressive, anti-carceral, experience-affirming, and holistic approach to my work.
I believe that you are the expert of your own life and your own healing/shifting process. And that my work lies in supporting you in that process by offering observations, questions, frameworks, and practical & emotional support.

I studied mental health counseling at NYU and held a practicum and internship at Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC). I began my post-grad work as a program specialist and clinician at KIP therapy for a year, and then finished my pre-licensure hours at FreshPathNY.

My interest in using a peer counseling framework stems largely from my own struggles with exploitation as a disabled person within the mental health care system.
While I may transition back to formal therapy work in the future, I am grateful to be able to pursue work as a peer counselor that humanizes us both, and in which we can collaborate on a relationship and working structure that supports both of our needs and goals.