Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Caitlin believes healing happens when we are able to reconnect with ourselves and our embodied wisdom. We live under oppressive systems and conditions that actively disconnect us from ourselves, each other, and the earth, and that demand us to fit into prescribed boxes of identity and productivity. Under these circumstances, not only can it feel impossible to identify our needs and desires, but also to understand and make space for them. When our agency is taken away, we cope with the symptoms of disconnection the best we can, often from a place of maintenance and survival. Caitlin sees her role as a partnership with clients, a relationship in which we develop insight and grow our capacities while also tending to the distress in the present.
Caitlin became a therapist because she believes that healing work is essential to our collective liberation. There is power in being witnessed as you are; a whole, complex, and beautiful human that contains multitudes. She comes to the role having a wide range of experiences working alongside individuals and families within a variety of contexts. While she has particular interest in religious trauma, in-between spaces and transitions, and relational dynamics, Caitlin understands that our healing work is not siloed, but interwoven with other important components of our life. Caitlin recognizes that the intersection of identities, privilege, and oppression are fundamental in shaping how we move through the world, and holds her work with people of color with humility and accountability.
Caitlin acknowledges that engaging in healing work can be uncomfortable or overwhelming at times, and she aims to create a therapeutic space in which clients feel supported and seen wherever they are in their journey. She views her work with clients as a pathway to reconcile the relationship with self and to reclaim the right to agency and joy.
Caitlin identifies as a white, queer, cisgender woman, born and raised in Midwest America. Outside of this work, Caitlin gets energy from creative outlets such as working with clay, baking, and crafting anything she can get her hands on. She loves being outside in nature as much as possible and finds resilience among the trees. Caitlin is always up for trying new things, and is currently learning pole dance and is working to sharpen her boxing skills.
Credentials and education: Caitlin is a Licensed Social Worker Associate Independent Clinical (LSWAIC) in the state of Washington. She earned her Bachelor of Social Work at Taylor University and a Master of Social Work from the University of Washington. Caitlin is committed to lifelong learning and her own healing work, and actively seeks opportunities to engage community-led learning when possible.
Caitlin works with adults and teens 13 and older.
