Az Goose
Registered Associate PCC #11952
Individual and Couples Therapy
Advanced Proficiency in ASL
they/he
Supervised by:
Louisa LeMauviel, LMFT #111903
contact@therapywithlouisa.com
I am a firm believer in the healing power of connection and community. My approach to therapy is trauma-informed, client-centered, strengths-based, and anti-capitalist/-colonialist. In sessions, I often utilize mindfulness, parts work, and somatic-based interventions, as well as music, play, art, and other creative endeavors. I tend towards a more directive approach, leaning into humor and compassionate accountability.
I specialize in working with clients who are experiencing struggles related to the following areas:
disability & chronic illness (also medical/healthcare system trauma)
fatness/body size (including size discrimination, body image, fat liberation, body positivity vs. body neutrality vs. fat acceptance, etc.)
queerness and LGB+ and trans/gender-expansive community
"nontraditional" relationship and family structures such as polyamory, ethical/consensual nonmonogamy, relationship anarchy, blended families, etc.
anxiety disorders including OCD
mood disorders (such as depression and bipolar)
That said, I welcome clients of all backgrounds, identities, and struggles. I work from a non-pathologizing perspective and am always willing to utilize whatever words, language, and labels (or lack thereof) make my clients most comfortable—knowing that for some folks diagnoses can feel like being put into a box, while others find the knowledge liberating.
I work with individuals, couples/polycules, and friendships/platonic relationships. I also love facilitating therapy groups, especially process groups and groups based in tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs)!
I am a self-professed nerd and geek, and a lover of all things nature. I am trans/genderfluid, queer, white, disabled, fat, and neurodivergent. I currently live in Oakland (Ohlone land) with my rescue chihuahua mix.
If any of the above speaks to you, regardless of where you are in your journey, I invite you to connect.
