Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.

-Howard Thurman

Welcome! I’m Lacey, a therapist with many identities including white, queer, fat, agender, and semi-able bodied with chronic conditions. I enjoy supporting my fellow queers with a variety of difficulties that come with being a human in this world. Providing a supportive therapeutic space includes many things, but first and foremost neurodivergent affirming, gender affirming, trauma informed, and sex/kink positive care. My practice is also centered on anti-racist, disability justice and fat liberation tenets.

*Not accepting new clients at this time. (Last updated 10/18/24)

My Approach

Short Answer: Emotion focused therapy, parts work primarily based in Internal Family Systems, mindfulness based, attachment theory, skills/interventions from other modalities such as DBT, CBT, ACT, and somatic approaches with psychoeducation interspersed.

Long Answer:  I truly enjoy supporting others in creating a new relationship with their emotions, body, and self. I look at the emotional experience and what information is often missed when emotions and the body is not given attention. Sometimes this emotion focused work looks like engaging in mindfulness  with a compassionate and non-judgmental approach, even when you’re drowning in critical thoughts. Sometimes we engage in parts work (IFS) to understand more about where this feeling is coming from, what it’s trying to do for you, and how to work with it. I absolutely incorporate other approaches and modalities into my practice as needed. Outside of emotion focused, the backbone of my work is client centered and consent oriented.

Services:

  • Individual therapy for adults (18+) located in Oregon or Washington.

  • Sliding scale gender affirming surgery evaluations/letters.

  • ADHD evaluations (only available to on-going clients at this time)

All services are via telehealth.

Therapeutic Focuses:

LGBTQIA2S+

Neurodivergence

Anxiety

PMDD/PME

Grief & Loss

Mood concerns (including bipolar and depression)

Polyamorous dynamics

Healing from difficult childhoods.

Helping others be kinder to themselves and develop a better relationship to their emotions. 

Support navigating relational dynamics and communication difficulties.

Unpacking oppression and privilege.