Therapy can be intense and powerful, but it also can be a place of caring, warmth, and even fun. Sho believes whatever is alive for the client sets the tone of the session. Fears and anxiety can be held with empathy and reverence. Dreams, values, and identities can be explored with curiosity. Therapy is a space to move towards authenticity, and any thoughts or feelings that come up are welcome. Crying and laughter each have their place. A client’s comfort level and interest determine the approach for exploration and healing: talking, making art, role-play, sharing music, or even just sitting quietly while breathing in and out are all equally valid options.
Sho uses an integrative person-centered approach, drawing on several clinical theories. They believe that the story we tell about ourselves is powerful, and that is deeply impacts our wellbeing when narratives fueled by others’ judgements or criticisms tell that story instead. Trauma can disconnect us from who we are and limit access to our hopes, dreams, and values. In therapy, you can explore things like how the past unconsciously influences the present or how your perception of safety impacts your ability to respond rather than react. Perhaps, most importantly, you can explore your relationship to your authentic self and discover who you are and who you want to be.
Sho socially locates themself as a queer, neurodivergent, disabled, white-bodied, Jewish, gender expansive individual living in a larger body. They believe social justice includes disability justice, fat liberation, and bodily autonomy. No body type, neurotype, or orientation deserves to be stigmatized or marginalized. Sho strives to provide an affirming, sex-positive, kink/BDSM-friendly, neurodivergence-aware space for individuals, couples, polycules, and families of all genders and orientations. They are eager to meet their clients with compassion, curiosity, reverence, humour, and creativity.
Sho will graduate with a master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at City University Seattle. They are in the process of earning credentials in poetry therapy and drama therapy as well as getting certified in EMDR. They are learning and growing under the supervision of Dr. Misty Gibson.
Sho likes cats. You might see one of their three purrballs—Fluffy Lumpkin, Charliecorn, and possibly even Shrödinger—pop up on the telehealth screen.
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