YOU ARE WHAT YOU LOVE | MISSON STATEMENT & CORE VALUES

MISSON STATEMENT📑

When I decided to start Affirmed Emotions Therapy, I was working for a much larger practice & things just didn't feel right. I found myself finishing my days fucking frustrated at the end. Then I realized why. Their core values & my core values were NOT 🚫 the same. So I decided to start my own, starting with my core values & building my way up. And that's how we got here, my guys.

At AET, I'm committed to providing supportive, empathetic, & affirming care to all y'all. It doesn't matter what your race, gender, gender identity, sexuality, sexual orientation, or relationship structure is. The therapy I provide is grounded in authenticity, transparency, inclusivity, & compassion - trust & believe I tell it like it is, in the kindest, warmest way possible 🫶🏻.

I respect & support every single one of y'all in exploring & expressing your true self - whoever that is. I work hard to foster a space free from any judgment & discrimination. There's enough of that shit going on right now - you don't need it in therapy, too.

I'm a proud sex work positive, kink-aware, & racial justice allied therapist. My goal is to empower & support all y'all to achieve personal growth🌿, learn how resilient you are, & work through resistance to get to the healing.❤️‍🩹 I promise to embrace acceptance & diversity & to continue to advocate for equal rights & equal opportunities for all of us.

I WANNA BE DEFINED BY THE THINGS I LOVE | CORE VALUES

BALANCE

I truly think that therapy has to be a balance ⚖️ of a lot of different things to be effective: a really strong therapeutic relationship, vulnerability on BOTH of our parts, a mix of different treatment approaches (ain't no cookie cutter therapy or checking damn boxes happening here), effort from both you AND me, plenty of humor & laughter (if you don't feel like we could be friends, I'm def. doing something wrong in our seshes), & a little fun sprinkled in with the hard stuff.

Real talk - yes, I want to see the pictures, & yes, I want to read the texts! You can even make me a slideshow - those are my favorites! 📸

AUTHENTICITY

I swear I'll be truthful, genuine, & congruent in every situation & in every session. I don't know any other way to be, if I'm being honest. If I'm not saying it, my face is. 😩 I'm sorry in advance. There are gonna be times I have to share some hard truths, but I promise to do it in the gentlest (or funniest - whichever you prefer) way possible, while still making sure it’s helpful.

EMPATHY

🚫 Not sympathy. I'm not gonna feel sorry for you - that's not at all helpful. I WILL put myself in your shoes so I can understand what you’re feeling & be right there with you in them. I’ll sit with you in those feelings until you’re ready to work through & process them—because sometimes, that’s exactly what we need. My heart may hurt for you & what you're going through, but that's empathy, folks. It's how it works. 🤷🏼‍♀️

So if you need a sesh where we just sit & you reflect 💭 quietly & explore your feelings & talk to me when you want, I'm here for it. If you need a sesh where you need me to sit & co-work 🖥️ with you so you can ACTUALLY get shit done, I'm here for it. If you need a sesh where you talk my ear👂🏻 off about things unrelated to what we've been working on, I'm here for it. I'm your person & I'm in your corner. 🫶🏻

EQUALITY

EVERY. 👏🏻 SINGLE. 👏🏻 FUCKING. 👏🏻 PERSON. 👏🏻 deserves equal rights, opportunities, & protection from discrimination—FULL FUCKING STOP. 🛑 These things aren’t privileges; they’re basic human rights. I’m 1000% committed to making sure you feel seen, heard, respected, & valued in every session, & that these rights are upheld every time we meet. But going back to that authenticity thing I mentioned before ⤴️—if I fuck up, I'm gonna own it, apologize, & work to be better.

BRENÉ BROWN ON EMPATHY VS. SYMPATHY

🎥 ONE OF MY FAVORITE FUCKING SHORT VIDS.

If you’ve ever been on the receiving end of a “well, at least…” & wanted to scream into the void—you need this. Brené Brown breaks down the difference between empathy and sympathy in a way that just clicks. It’s funny, real, & one of the best damn explanations of why I don’t do pity. I do presence.

Watch this, then you’ll get exactly what I mean when I say I’ll sit in the shit with you instead of trying to paint it pretty. 💁🏼‍♀️