affirming therapy for healing and liberation
i’m sarah
a queer therapist for queer folks
i'm a gestalt and somatic therapist rooted in awareness, choice, and decolonization. i support teens, adults, and relationships navigating shame, loneliness, purity culture, religious harm, and the tender work of coming back to themselves.
decolonized
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feminist
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queer
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somatic
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decolonized · feminist · queer · somatic ·
who i work with
lgbtqia+ adults & relationships
lgbtqia+ teenagers
religious harm, trauma, and purity culture
“people-pleasers”
attachment & relational anxiety
loneliness & isolation
despair, depression, and suicidality
gender dysphoria
gender affirming care & letter writing
body image & distressing eating patterns
my clients often see results in:
feeling more confident showing up as their full, authentic selves
learning how to notice and trust emotions and body signals
experiencing more liberation, agency, and choice in their lives
shedding shame from purity culture and reclaiming sexuality and pleasure
untangling people-pleasing patterns and setting clearer boundaries
building relationships that feel more mutual, honest, and supportive
reconnecting with parts of self that had to go quiet to survive
understanding themselves and their patterns more clearly