Therapy is a safe space to bring difficult, uncomfortable, and even socially unacceptable thoughts and feelings. You do not need to censor yourself out of fear that something you think or feel might sound offensive, angry, prejudiced, contradictory, or "wrong." Part of our work involves exploring where these reactions come from, sitting with uncomfortable emotions, questioning beliefs, and making sense of experiences that may feel unsafe to speak aloud elsewhere.

​Therapy may involve working through anger, resentment, fear, shame, intrusive thoughts, or difficult beliefs regarding race, religion, gender, sexuality, disability, or other differences. Please know that exploring a thought or emotion is not the same as endorsing or acting on it. You can express an uncomfortable feeling or negative reaction without being judged as if you are actively promoting it.

​At the same time, a distinction must be made between internal exploration and external harm. I will not facilitate, participate in, or permit targeted threats, harassment, intimidation, or dehumanizing conduct toward any person or group based on protected characteristics—including race, ethnic or national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other grounds under human rights law.

​Therapy is not a space where you need to perform being "acceptable," but it also cannot become a platform for attacking, threatening, or degrading others.

​If something you say raises concern, my approach is to talk with you about it rather than make assumptions about your intent. We will explore what you meant, what lies underneath it, and how to work through it together. You are fully invited to bring your raw, uncomfortable material into the room. My role is to help you examine it—not to shame you for having a thought, and not to engage in or enable harm toward others.