I was raised in St. Paul, Minnesota, by silly artist parents. I moved to Tacoma, Washington, to attend undergraduate at the University of Puget Sound, where I graduated with a B.A. in Psychology. Since moving to Seattle a few years ago, I have felt able to explore my sexuality and gender identity free of shame and surrounded by community. I am now in my last year of the Masters in Couples and Family Therapy program at Seattle University. My goal when beginning this program was to help others live their authentic life full of joy and self-love, as I have been able to experience through my journey of self-acceptance. Nothing has brought about more themes of grief and love than exploring my own Queer identity and sexual shame. I am forever grateful for the continuous work of therapeutic self-exploration I have done that has brought me to where I am as a prideful, nonbinary, non-monogamous lesbian. These identities and my own journey have fostered my passion for this work, and I look forward to bringing that passion to our work together.