Statement of Accessibility & Inclusion

Sanctum Counseling is grounded in the belief that therapy should be accessible, affirming, equitable, and responsive to the whole person.

I strive to offer counseling that honors the full complexity of each client’s identity, body, culture, relationships, community, lived experience, and way of moving through the world. My practice is rooted in compassion, cultural humility, social justice, disability awareness, body liberation, and respect for both spiritual and non-spiritual ways of making meaning.

Non-Discrimination & Affirming Care

Sanctum Counseling does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, caste, color, national origin, immigration status, language, religion, spiritual background, age, disability, neurodivergence, body size, height, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, relationship structure, pregnancy, marital or partnership status, employment status, socioeconomic status, veteran or military status, or any other identity, lived experience, or intersection of identity.

I welcome clients from diverse and historically marginalized communities, including LGBTQIA+ clients, BIPOC clients, immigrants, neurodivergent clients, disabled clients, fat and larger-bodied clients, kink and poly/non-monogamous clients, sex workers, and clients navigating religious, spiritual, cultural, or family-based marginalization.

Social Justice, Cultural Humility & Accountability

I recognize that therapy does not happen in a vacuum. Each person is shaped by family, culture, community, history, systems, power, privilege, oppression, and the visible and invisible inheritances they carry.

As a therapist, I remain committed to examining my own locations of privilege and marginalization, continuing my education, receiving feedback with humility, and practicing in ways that are anti-oppressive, culturally responsive, and accountable. I understand this work as ongoing rather than complete.

Body-Affirming & Weight-Neutral Care

Sanctum Counseling is a body-affirming and weight-neutral practice. I strive to offer a space free from body shaming, food policing, diet culture, size bias, narrow beauty standards, and assumptions about health or worth based on body size.

My work is informed by principles of Health at Every Size, fat liberation, body respect, and compassionate relationship with the body. Clients are invited to explore body image, food, culture, health, illness, disability, gender, sexuality, and self-trust with compassion and without judgment.

Disability Access, Teletherapy & Accommodations

Sanctum Counseling currently offers teletherapy, which can reduce barriers related to mobility, transportation, geography, health, disability, sensory needs, caregiving responsibilities, and time constraints.

I humbly and respectfully acknowledge that Sanctum Counseling & Wellness is based on ancestral Indigenous land, including land of the Chinook Nation and other Native peoples of the Columbia River region. Learn about and support the Chinook Nation here.