Conscious Kin is a parenting space that refuses shame and perfectionism. We understand parenting as a deeply embodied, relational, and political practice–shaped by our nervous systems, our histories, and the world we are living in. Rather than offering one-size-fits-all strategies, we support caregivers in making sense of their own stories, connecting with themselves and others, and parenting from their values in the midst of collective polycrisis.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with a background in working with children, youth, and families. Throughout my career, I have worked as a case manager, therapist, and clinical supervisor in numerous settings, including public schools and primary care. During my MSW program, I concentrated on Children and Youth: Risks and Resilience. I have taught undergraduate and graduate courses including Child and Adolescent Trauma and Social Work with Children and Adolescents. I currently own and operate a therapy practice, where I offer therapy services for teens and adults.
I believe parenting can be a path of healing and transformation for ourselves, our children, and our communities. When caregivers are supported in awareness, regulation, and collective care, families and futures can be shaped by connection, justice, and liberation.
I believe personal healing is deeply connected to community. When we support caregivers in tending to their nervous systems and stories, we strengthen their capacity to show up for their children and our collective future.
I view parenting as an ongoing, reflective practice rooted in presence, accountability, and growth. Each moment invites us to align more closely with our values and the world we hope to build.
Parenting can bring us face to face with parts of ourselves we may not have known, or may have long avoided. Becoming a parent illuminated the deep disconnection I carried in my own body and the ways my past wounds were still shaping how I showed up in the world. As I began my own parenting journey, I knew I wanted to show up differently for my child. I wanted them to feel spaciousness to expand, to blossom, and to grow into someone who is self-aware, curious, and compassionate toward themself, others, and the world around them.
Parenting while navigating my own ongoing healing journey has been one of the most transformative experiences of my life. I’ve learned that tending to my own trauma, shame, and fear is not separate from parenting, it is the foundation of it. As I tend to my own healing, I create more space for my child to feel safe, supported, and whole.
As a clinical social worker and adjunct faculty member, my work has concentrated on youth and their family structures, risk and protective factors for children and adolescents, and LGBTQIA+ support. While I’ve always been drawn to working with children, it is in working with parents and caregivers that I’ve found my deepest sense of purpose. I love supporting caregivers in understanding their own patterns–how our triggers, reactions, and struggles are often rooted in unmet needs, intergenerational trauma, and the social and political realities we are living inside.
Parenting today often feels impossibly heavy. The weight of political horrors, collective trauma, existential dread, and ongoing mental health challenges can be overwhelming. Parenting while navigating my own depression and fear for the future has stretched me in ways I never anticipated. And yet, raising my child has also become a practice of staying connected to hope, of learning how to hold grief and possibility at the same time.
I am a queer, non-binary parent, a white parent of a mixed-race child, and I parent alongside other co-parents. My lived experience continually shapes my understanding of kinship, power, identity, and care. It informs my commitment to expansive, anti-oppressive, and relational approaches to parenting and healing.
