About Augustin
Who am I really? How do I have better relationships? What’s the point of life? Is something wrong with me? Where do I belong? Can I heal?
Are you asking yourself these questions? Are you ready to find some answers? Let’s co-create a space where you can find your internal compass, release your burdens (personal, intergenerational, cultural) and figure out what real change looks like. I’m here to help you embrace the intricate beauty and messiness of who you are.
I bring to sessions boundless curiosity, caring challenges, and commitment to building trust at your own pace, all while keeping the focus on you. I am a trauma therapist at my core, and work a lot with folks who are navigating alternative sexualities and relationship styles (kink/BDSM, polyamory, ace, aro, you name it), living with chronic illness or disability, and exploring their gender (which is for cisgender folks too!). My approach is integrative in the sense that we will attend to your emotional, intellectual, and embodied ways of being.
Are you ready to make meaning of your life in a way that integrates all of your experiences? Being witnessed in our whole truth can offer deep healing. I hope our work together will catalyze internal liberation, strengthening our shared path toward collective liberation.
Costs and Insurance
$175 per session
Out of Pocket
What's your experience with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)?
My approach to therapy is relational and insight-oriented rather than behaviorally oriented. I believe behavioral shifts come when you're emotionally ready for them and feel safe enough to make changes.
For people that are hesitant to try therapy, what do you wish you could tell them?
Being witnessed in your whole story can be life-changing. I operate with the goal increasing your self-acceptance, agency, compassion, and confidence in navigating your life. In therapy, we will work at your pace and comfort level. I may make suggestions, but I will never tell you what to do—I believe you know what you need, and may benefit from some assistance in identifying it but I'll always trust you when you tell me.
Why is trauma processing important?
Often, retelling the story of a traumatic event is not helpful. Rather, addressing the narrative around the event and working with the ways those memories are stored in the body and mind can be helpful. I use various somatic tools, including brainspotting, to help clients heal from trauma.
What's your experience with existential therapy?
I trained at one of two existential psychology programs in the country. This approach focuses on how we construct meaning in ways that either hinder or help us thrive, how we learn to cope with suffering, and how we can increase our sense of authenticity and agency.
Interested in talking?
(612) 367-6967Costs and Insurance
$175 per session
Out of Pocket
Specialties
Bipolar Disorder
Depression
Grief
Sex Therapy
Transgender
Trauma and PTSD
Approaches
Existential
Experiential
Humanistic
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Narrative