Space- either my office or the zoom space where I sit with humans (and sometimes pets) to support them in becoming who they want or need to become.

Find your way- I trust that you will know what you need and how you can source that, my goal is to support you in connecting with that knowing or awareness.

Right- a right is something that you deserve just because you are.

Responsibility- the ability to respond to something.

Responsible human on the planet- a human who knows and recognizes their own space  and is able to respond on behalf of themselves and others.

Honor- acknowledging the worth of another person (way that they are, or things that they say) that results in a sense of value.

OKAY-accepting that something is the way that it is.

Culture - the traditions, practices, patterns, and familiar ways of being surrounding an individual, a family, a community, a group of people, a workplace, and/or a country.

Dominant part of culture - the part of culture (often a group of people) who has the most power for making decisions about the things (money, housing, jobs, laws, policies, etc.)  that impact everyone else. NOTE: When this part of culture is truly representative of the rest of everyone it might potentially lose its dominance.

Anyone – any person who is showing up.

Change – whenever something, or someone makes a shift from whatever was before to whatever is now; change is always happening and it can become intentional and meaningful.

Engaging- showing up with an intention and/or purpose.

Free Consult- fifteen minutes of time on the phone or zoom at time that works for both of us, where we try to find out if a first session of counseling is a good plan.

Diagnosis- when someone who has been trained in the agreed upon categories, descriptors and guidance, evaluates symptoms from someone experiencing them and matches those symptoms to the agreed upon categories and descriptors.  

Complex -  when there are many parts/pieces to the story or experience and often when the parts of the story have occurred over time, or have piled up on each other, or gotten all mixed up together.

Patterns- things we learned to do a certain way repeatedly because of the circumstances and/or experiences around us.

Create- to invite, or express or make something new; sometimes just creating space is something new.

Peace -  a feeling or experience of calm and stillness even or especially when everything else is not calm or still.

Stability – a feeling or experience of being solid, grounded, and not tippy, wiggly or scattered.

Kindness -  gentle compassionate space, energy and/or action without judgement, directed at ourselves and others.

Curiosity – Interest or inquiry that leads to mutual discovery and  awareness.

Authenticity – whatever it’s like to be you right now.