The name Sidewalk Blooming is a tribute to flowers that have busted through the concrete and insisted on blooming in unlikely places. You’ve seen these wild ones before and probably thought how did you do that here?! They’re a reminder that surprising brightness is possible even in garbage conditions. And. After the first bloom, the seeds can travel to new soil that makes deep, rich growth more possible. Perfect conditions not required to begin.

You are the one who can grow magic even after hard times in hard places.  And I’m your garden consultant.  You probably have ideas about why life feels hard right now.  Often it’s things like:  thoughts that don’t stop, really big feelings, relationship struggles, or school.  Or maybe everything just feels like a big, confusing mess and you’re worried about what happens if you don’t sort it out.

In most stories, the hardest struggles come right before the biggest breakthroughs.  You’re the one who will take the steps to get through the tough stuff, but nobody was meant to struggle alone forever, and that’s where I come in.  I help you untangle the worries and painful stuff and make something new.

I create a space for you to figure out what’s happening and what you want to happen next.  We’ll have an initial consultation meeting, then make some goals, and then weekly sessions. After that, we work on skills and tools to build the next part of your life, and we look at ways to connect you with supportive people and communities.  With time and practice, things get better, even if they aren’t perfect.  My hope is that you end our time together more confident and connected than when you arrived.

Part of our work will be to learn more about liberation. This might mean talking about power, privilege, oppression, and liberation, both in your life, and in the world around us.  And I’ll try to acknowledge the impact and power I have as a therapist and try to share that power as often as possible.  I’ll always welcome your feedback on this.