QUEER THERAPIST IN SEATTLE

Maybe you’ve spent years explaining yourself. Explaining your identity. Your pronouns. Your relationships. Your body. Your politics. Your joy.

Or maybe you’ve become so accustomed to translating your experience that you barely notice you’re doing it anymore.

Therapy doesn’t have to start there. You don’t have to convince me that your identity is real before we begin talking about your life.

I identify as neuroqueer, a word that reflects both my lived experience and the way I understand the relationship between neurodivergence and queerness.

The term was developed by autistic scholar Nick Walker to describe the ways neurodivergence and queerness often intersect—not simply as two separate identities that happen to coexist, but as ways of experiencing and relating to the world that frequently shape one another.

For me, neuroqueer isn’t just an identity. It’s also a philosophy of practice.

I believe therapy should expand people’s possibilities rather than narrow them toward someone else’s idea of “normal.”

THERAPY THAT DOESN’T ASK YOU TO LEAVE YOURSELF AT THE DOOR

My practice is LGBTQIA+-affirming, gender-affirming, neurodiversity-affirming, relational, and grounded in curiosity rather than compliance.

Some clients come wanting to talk directly about gender, sexuality, relationships, or identity.

Others don’t.

Sometimes we’re talking about ADHD. Burnout. Trauma. Parenting. Executive functioning. Or grief.

Your identity doesn’t have to be the topic of every session in order for it to be respected in every session.

Many queer adults have spent years learning to monitor themselves. To soften their voice. To laugh at jokes that didn’t feel funny or edit parts of themselves before anyone else could reject them.

Therapy can become a place where that constant monitoring finally begins to relax. Not because someone tells you who you are—but because you no longer have to perform being someone else.

I work with adults across the LGBTQIA+ community, including people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, nonbinary, queer, questioning, asexual, and people whose identities don’t fit neatly into existing labels.

Mandy people I work with are neurodivergent, including adults with ADHD, autism, and AuDHD.

If you’re looking for a queer therapist in Seattle—or anywhere in Washington through telehealth—I would be happy to see if we’re a good fit.

If you’re looking for a therapist who won’t ask you to become less yourself, let’s talk.

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  • No. I work with adults of many identities. My practice is grounded in affirmation, curiosity, and respect for people’s lived experiences.

  • The term neuroqueer, developed by autistic scholar Nick Walker, describes the ways neurodivergence and queerness often intersect and shape one another. Some people use it as an identity. Others use it to describe a way of thinking about human diversity that challenges narrow ideas of what is considered “normal.”

  • No. Many people begin therapy while questioning, exploring, or deciding what feels safe to share. There is no expectation that you disclose anything before you’re ready.

  • Yes. Many of my clients are both neurodivergent and LGBTQIA+. We can explore how those experiences intersect without treating either as something that needs to be fixed.

  • Yes. My practice is affirming of polyamory, ethical non-monogamy, open relationships, relationship anarchy, and other consensual relationship structures.

  • Yes. I provide secure online therapy for adults throughout Washington State.

  • We’ll spend about 15 minutes talking about what brings you to therapy, what you’re hoping for, and whether we seem like a good fit. If it feels like a good match, we’ll talk about next steps.

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