Hiii! I'm Phaedra (she/her)

Lived Experience & Framework

I am an LPCC, with a graduate degree in Contemplative Psychotherapy & Buddhist Psychology from Naropa University. As a transgender, queer/lesbian, white, neurodivergent (Autistic), and currently able-bodied woman, I bring lived experience with non-traditional relationship structures, religious trauma, dissociative disorders, and CPTSD. These personal journeys inspired me to become a therapist.

I specialize in “depth-work,” drawing from Contemplative, Psychodynamic, Attachment-Focused, Transfeminist, and Liberation psychologies. For goal-oriented clients, I also use behavioristic approaches like DBT, CBT, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. My practice is grounded in abolitionist, anti-capitalist, trauma-informed, and decolonizing principles.

My Therapeutic Style

Working with me offers a space to engage in deep, transformative exploration. Clients who work with me often find that they can explore and unpack complex traumas, internalized shame, and the unhelpful cycles that leave them feeling stuck. Whether through in-depth self-discovery or more goal-oriented behavioral approaches, the therapeutic process is designed to help you understand your stories and identities, and foster significant growth in understanding yourself and others. You can expect to move toward genuine change as you learn to hold life challenges.

I Also Work With Folks Who Are or Experience...

• Early Transition and/or Questioning 

• BIPOC

• Polyamorous/ENM

• Dissociative Spectrum Disorders (DID, DPDR, etc.)

• Religious & Spiritual Trauma

• Divorce and other unexpected life changes