Hi, I'm Lindsey!  I was born in the Midwest and was raised in a white, low-income, religious, divorced, and then later, a blended family.  I experienced significant early childhood trauma and have the unique experience of understanding life as a child of an alcoholic.  While those early years were hard and indescribable in some ways, they also made me a sensitive, strong, and deeply compassionate human.  

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In my work as a client, I have explored the systemic experiences of being a woman in this culture and how it deeply impacts our beliefs, self-worth, and desires.  I have processed grief from the loss of parental relationships, to religious trauma, to intimate partner abuse and divorce. I have challenged myself to break free of expectations and cultural norms, and to embody an authentic version of myself.  In my work as a therapist, I support clients to untangle the stories they have been told about themselves, heal old wounds from trauma, get to know themselves and their worth, and embrace who they were meant to be.  I have a genuine love for the work I do and a deep sense of purpose in helping folks recover from intimate partner violence, childhood trauma, anxiety and depression as a result of trauma, low self-worth, and any other struggles that can be unique to the feminine cultural experience.   I often use EMDR (Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) in my sessions and work from a feminist, multi-cultural, trauma-informed lens.

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In my personal life, I am a social being and spend lots of time in community with others.  In the summer, I love to paddleboard and swim in the rivers and, in the winter, I am a voracious reader and homebody.  I stop to pet animals on the street (with permission) and have two rescue pups that run my entire household and bring me tremendous joy.