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Choosing a clinical supervisor is about more than finding someone who can sign your hours and answer questions about difficult clients. You're choosing someone who will be part of your professional development, so it mat...

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You took the vacation.

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Many therapists leave agency work hoping private practice will finally feel sustainable.

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Finding a therapist shouldn’t feel complicated.

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Imposter syndrome in high-achieving women is often mistaken for simple self-doubt. In reality, it is a persistent internal experience that shapes how you see your success, your worth, and your sense of belonging in your ...

","url":"https:///f/the-hidden-cost-of-imposter-syndrome-high-achieving-women-work","title":"The Hidden Cost of Imposter Syndrome: High-Achieving Women @ Work","summary":"Imposter syndrome in high-achieving women is often mistaken for simple self-doubt. In reality, it is a persistent internal experience that shapes how you see your success, your worth, and your sense of belonging in your ...","date_modified":"2026-04-18T17:37:29Z"},{"id":"https:///f/supervision-from-structure-to-self-trust-in-clinical-work","html_content":"

I specialize in supervising clinicians who want to take up space in the counseling field.

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When success feels heavy instead of empowering, it can be deeply disorienting.

","url":"https:///f/when-success-feels-heavy-for-first-gen-professional-women","title":"When Success Feels Heavy for First-Gen Professional Women","summary":"When success feels heavy instead of empowering, it can be deeply disorienting.","date_modified":"2026-03-04T21:51:41Z"},{"id":"https:///f/millennial-career-crisis-you%E2%80%99re-not-alone-%E2%80%94-and-it%E2%80%99s-not-a-disas","html_content":"

Feeling like your career is spinning out of control? Or wondering if you’re on the “right” path? If you’re a millennial, you’re not alone.

","url":"https:///f/millennial-career-crisis-you%E2%80%99re-not-alone-%E2%80%94-and-it%E2%80%99s-not-a-disas","title":"Millennial Career Crisis? You’re Not Alone — And It’s Not a Disas","summary":"Feeling like your career is spinning out of control? Or wondering if you’re on the “right” path? If you’re a millennial, you’re not alone.","date_modified":"2025-12-16T15:42:01Z"},{"id":"https:///f/the-hollow-spaces-we-carry-forward","html_content":"

You know dogs are my passion. Everyone who knows me knows that. So when we were living in Puerto Escondido, of course I found ARCA — a rescue overflowing with dogs who had been waiting for years. They weren’t unwanted; t...

","url":"https:///f/the-hollow-spaces-we-carry-forward","title":"The Hollow Spaces We Carry Forward","summary":"You know dogs are my passion. Everyone who knows me knows that. So when we were living in Puerto Escondido, of course I found ARCA — a rescue overflowing with dogs who had been waiting for years. They weren’t unwanted; t...","date_modified":"2025-11-19T01:44:20Z"},{"id":"https:///f/lost-in-translation-found-in-self-compassion","html_content":"

I have always been drawn to travel and learning languages. I want to immerse myself in new cultures, to be engrossed in rhythms, sounds, and ways of life different from my own. Yet as an immigrant, I sometimes feel the w...

","url":"https:///f/lost-in-translation-found-in-self-compassion","title":"Lost in Translation, Found in Self-Compassion","summary":"I have always been drawn to travel and learning languages. I want to immerse myself in new cultures, to be engrossed in rhythms, sounds, and ways of life different from my own. Yet as an immigrant, I sometimes feel the w...","date_modified":"2025-09-08T16:26:22Z"},{"id":"https:///f/holistic-over-hustle-why-i-choose-a-different-path","html_content":"

We live in a culture that praises the grind. The earlier you wake up, the busier your calendar, the more “disciplined” you are — the more worthy you must be. But what happens when the hustle leaves you exhausted, disconn...

","url":"https:///f/holistic-over-hustle-why-i-choose-a-different-path","title":"Holistic Over Hustle: Why I Choose a Different Path","summary":"We live in a culture that praises the grind. The earlier you wake up, the busier your calendar, the more “disciplined” you are — the more worthy you must be. But what happens when the hustle leaves you exhausted, disconn...","date_modified":"2025-08-27T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https:///f/private-pay-therapy-more-freedom-less-frustration","html_content":"

When people hear I am a private pay therapist, I sometimes get the look.\nYou know the one: a slightly raised eyebrow, the unspoken question,\n“So you don’t take insurance?”

","url":"https:///f/private-pay-therapy-more-freedom-less-frustration","title":"Private Pay Therapy: More Freedom, Less Frustration","summary":"When people hear I am a private pay therapist, I sometimes get the look.\nYou know the one: a slightly raised eyebrow, the unspoken question,\n“So you don’t take insurance?”","date_modified":"2025-08-12T13:00:00Z"},{"id":"https:///f/beyond-buzzwords-cultural-humility-in-a-time-of-disconnection","html_content":"

There’s a kind of grief I don’t think we name enough.

","url":"https:///f/beyond-buzzwords-cultural-humility-in-a-time-of-disconnection","title":"Beyond Buzzwords: Cultural Humility in a Political World","summary":"There’s a kind of grief I don’t think we name enough.","date_modified":"2025-07-22T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"https:///f/where-gender-is-a-gift-not-a-fight","html_content":"

I’d heard about muxes (pronounced MOO-shays) before I ever moved to Oaxaca. My husband is Mexican, and his family — including my suegro, who is from Guerrero — had exposed me over the years to the richness and complexity...

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When people think of Latin America or Mexico, the words machismo and patriarchy often come to mind. But living in Oaxaca has quietly challenged everything I thought I knew about gender roles and cultural dynamics. My exp...

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When I told people we were moving to Mexico—me, my husband, and our four animals (yes, four: two dogs, two cats)—the responses were… dramatic.

","url":"https:///f/this-isn%E2%80%99t-a-dream-it%E2%80%99s-real-life-and-that%E2%80%99s-even-better","title":"This Isn’t a Dream; It’s Real Life (And That’s Even Better)","summary":"When I told people we were moving to Mexico—me, my husband, and our four animals (yes, four: two dogs, two cats)—the responses were… dramatic.","date_modified":"2025-06-10T03:09:12Z"},{"id":"https:///f/the-paris-dream","html_content":"

As I sit down with my coffee to start writing this, I hear the bleating of a foreign police siren, the pat-pat-pat of rain on the window, and I look into a grey Paris sky. I have been calling this apartment home for 24 d...

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Finding just the right word to express yourself can be a challenge some times. There are times no English word can explain exactly how you feel. However, there are words and concepts around the world the could help us to...

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In my work with my clients, we discuss personal values on a number of occasions. We talk about how these can manifest in many aspects of our lives. Our personal values drive our decision making. Personal values are refle...

","url":"https:///f/how-personal-values-drive-my-practice","title":"How personal values drive my practice","summary":"In my work with my clients, we discuss personal values on a number of occasions. We talk about how these can manifest in many aspects of our lives. Our personal values drive our decision making. Personal values are refle...","date_modified":"2021-04-30T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https:///f/confronting-hustle-culture","html_content":"

Living in the age of social media, we see hustle culture all the time. We can swipe up on someone's instastory, click links in bios to purchase, or even invest in ads on socials. We see people every day trying to get you...

","url":"https:///f/confronting-hustle-culture","title":"Confronting Hustle Culture","summary":"Living in the age of social media, we see hustle culture all the time. We can swipe up on someone's instastory, click links in bios to purchase, or even invest in ads on socials. We see people every day trying to get you...","date_modified":"2021-04-16T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https:///f/cheeseburgers-for-breakfast","html_content":"

On my website and social media platforms, I say I work with those who live unconventional lifestyles. That can be confusing to some and they might be thinking, “Is that me? Can I work with you?” I work with people from a...

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One thing I learned about being a therapist is there is never enough time to read all the books. Most of the mental health clinicians I know have an on-going reading list that never seems to get any smaller. Recently I s...

","url":"https:///f/2021-reading-list","title":"2021 Reading List","summary":"One thing I learned about being a therapist is there is never enough time to read all the books. Most of the mental health clinicians I know have an on-going reading list that never seems to get any smaller. Recently I s...","date_modified":"2020-12-25T18:00:00Z"},{"id":"https:///f/holiday-gift-guide-for-therapists-2020","html_content":"

Giving gifts can seem overwhelming during the holiday season. Not to worry! Here is a list of items the therapist in your life would love or at least get a laugh from having around.

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Most people grow up reading books about all the possibilities of life. Parents tell you there’s no limit to the things you can do. At least, I grew up that way. In a small midwestern town of only 12,000 people. Both of m...

","url":"https:///f/oh-the-places-you%E2%80%99ll-go--dr-seuss","title":"\"Oh, the places you’ll go.\" -Dr. Seuss ","summary":"Most people grow up reading books about all the possibilities of life. Parents tell you there’s no limit to the things you can do. At least, I grew up that way. In a small midwestern town of only 12,000 people. Both of m...","date_modified":"2020-09-28T22:00:00Z"}]}