About Tattooed Counselor

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My Specialties

  • Trauma and abuse recovery
  • Couples counseling
  • Poly partners counseling
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Creativity
  • LGBTQ Community

I could almost declare subspecialties in working with teachers, twins, psychology students, and other therapists – these have been recurring themes in who I’ve supported in my work.

Treatment Methods

  • Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Coherence Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • The Gottman Method
  • Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)
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My Bio

I got my BA in English and Philosophy from Lake Forest College, spent ten years in corporate America, and then fled to work at a yoga studio and complete my MA in Counseling Psychology at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.

I was born and raised in Chicago, and I love this city. I’m a yogi, foodie, and animal lover. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my husband and cats, doing yoga or barre or Pilates, writing, reading, cooking, going to restaurants or classes with friends, seeing movies or plays, and crafting.

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I write fiction, mainly horror and suspense thrillers.

I love dance. Usually I dance to music like Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Murder by Death, Kaizer’s Orchestra, or Amanda Palmer. I love attending burlesque shows. I believe burlesque at its best is body-positive, empowering, and a wonderful venue for satire and social commentary.

I’m very geeky. I grew up playing Dungeons and Dragons. I love fantasy, horror, superhero stories, Neil Gaiman, China Mieville, George RR Martin, graphic novels, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, Babylon 5, Doctor Who (though I am woefully behind!), and more.

I delight in decorating and making things. I like to put rhinestones on as many surfaces as possible.

I joke that I’m a “lapsed goth.” I generally prefer music that is moody, brooding, and atmospheric.

I have a happy, monogamous marriage with a wonderful and supportive man. Therefore I often pass as heterosexual, but I identify as queer.

You could call me pagan, and that’s close enough.

I have 12 tattoos. I will likely post some photos on the Tattooed Counselor Facebook Page.