Meet Alycia

For many of us, the world is overwhelming and living is filled with existential dread.

Hope can be difficult to find, and worry about the future may be a palpable weight on your chest.

Trying to prioritize and embody your values while life swirls around you can simply become TOO MUCH.

You may find yourself deeply knowing, in your soul, that you need to shift something – while also feeling uncertain about how to do that.

It is immensely hard to be a human.

Life holds incredible grief and also offers abundant beauty. It can be difficult to observe and reconcile the two simultaneously.  And yet the pursuit of a meaningful life often urges us toward precisely that – to find a way to hold these two opposing forces, honor them both, and then find a way to bloom in the tension of it all.  

And I find that’s often what therapy is about, as well: Grieving the aches, creating space for the vibrance, and growing. 

Together, we’ll move toward something beautiful. Toward something hopeful. Toward something uniquely you.

Not with a disregard for the grief and ache and fracturing, but alongside it. All while acknowledging that the beauty of life can offer crucial encouragement and that a commitment to tending the difficulties (whether individual or communal) can offer purpose.

I am often a good fit for clients who are:

Late diagnosed neurodivergent individuals. Let’s get into the learning and unlearning as you integrate alllll the past times that things didn’t quite make sense, but now they kind of do with this new lens of understanding yourself. I’m glad to cut through the pretense of social norms in our work – talk over me, take us on a tangent (I’ll probably take us on some, too), bring your fidgets, get cozy and tend to your sensory needs. 

Recovering people pleasers. This pattern often shows up for folks who have experienced trauma – that might be Capital-T-Trauma or it might be the daily microaggressions of living in a society that does not accommodate you, your identity, or your needs.

People who are grieving, including those navigating ambiguous grief. Life is constant change and all change (even the change we choose) carries loss with it. Grief often feels shattering. Over time, it can become a stained glass window as we examine the pieces and bring them into a cohesive story together. 

Members of the LGBTQIA+ community. As a queer, non binary femme provider, I know how valuable it is to work with someone who honors and celebrates your identity. We may also explore how your identity interacts with social structures, privilege and oppression, and your sense of community. 

People impacted by trauma. As a survivor of trauma myself, I know how debilitating it can be. And I also know how deeply clarifying it can be. Trauma strips all the fluff away and requires that you prioritize survival. And at some point, you’ll also have a chance to consider renewal. Even though it will always be a part of your story, who you have been and what you have survived does not need to be who you become and remain.

Folks who appreciate a little humor, playfulness, or creativity sprinkled into the therapy process.

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Education and Licensing

Bachelor of Social Work
Master of Social Work
Animal Assisted Social Work Certificate
EAGALA Certified
LCSW L7466 (OR)
LICSW LW60824262 (WA)