“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
―Mahatma Gandhi
We really do get to make our own lives, but not in circumstances of our own making.
We specialize in social justice-informed therapy for individuals, couples, and families. All therapists are carefully vetted and receive ongoing training in this approach.
We recognize that racism, sexism, homophobia/heterosexism, transphobia/transmisia, classism, ableism, xenophobia, and other forms of marginalization create real, intersecting hardships for people and communities—and that everyone holds some mix of unearned privilege and disadvantage. We encourage and welcome you to explore any of this with your therapist.
We seek to be culturally sensitive, practice cultural humility, and be teachable in the therapy services we provide. Our approaches to therapy are broadly informed by: multiculturalism, feminism, LGBTQ+ affirmative practice, queer theory, anti-racism and BIPOC affirmative practice, economic justice, masculinities work, anti-ableism, neurodivergence affirmative practice, critical and post-structuralist theory, decolonizing critique, developmental and expansive approaches to religion and spirituality, and the values of fostering community connection as well as community organizing.
We also emphasize communitarian values—the idea that our identities are shaped by community, that we’re deeply interconnected, that this is a necessary counterbalance to our culture’s excessive individualism, and by fostering relational and community support. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/communitarianism/
We acknowledge our own blind spots and biases as our ongoing work, and we aim to meet you with compassion and understanding around your identity and life experiences. Therapy will support you in taking ownership of your growth, living according to your own values, and reconnecting meaningfully with the people who matter to you.
For clients with an LDS/Mormon background (from any point on the belief spectrum, including former Mormons): given our roots in Utah County and Salt Lake City, we welcome open conversation about your experience with Mormonism, all the good and all the bad. Your therapist will have no agenda about your religion or beliefs—only a passionate commitment to helping you find a path forward aligned with your own deepest values, beliefs, and purpose.