OUR VALUES IN PRACTICE

We are committed to a therapy practice that tends with the complicated, and often painful history of the mental health profession as a tool that has been used to perpetuate and justify violence. This is especially so for Black and Indigenous communities. At Homebody Psychotherapy, we center informed consent, while de-centering the notion of Western-colonial perspectives on psychology as the standard. This rebellion is in an effort to expand our practice such that the folks who we aim to support can more safely exist in their fullness (in whichever capacity that means) and remain authors and storytellers of their own narratives.

We understand that there are specific protocols and a certain level of participation within these systems that have long caused harm that we must adhere to. To that effect, our goal is to ensure that those who seek us for support are offered guidance that respects their lived context and right to self-determination.

We believe that healing requires a reclamation of pleasure, intimacy, and connection from the forces that have distorted, weaponized, or shamed them. At Homebody Psychotherapy, sexual and relational liberation means tending to the parts of us that learned to shrink, contort, or silence themselves in order to survive.

We do not rely on narrow or pathologizing frameworks around sexuality or relationships. Instead, we honor the fullness of how people love, desire, play, and express themselves. Our goal is to support clients in stepping into relationships that are grounded in agency, clarity, and a freedom that was never meant to be withheld in the first place.

We honor tenderness as both a strategy and a stance that recognizes how the body holds stories of survival, longing, and resilience. At Homebody Psychotherapy, tenderness is not the absence of difficulty, but the practice of meeting ourselves without punishment. It is a commitment to approach our inner worlds with a softness that has long been denied to so many of us.

We understand that tenderness can feel risky, especially for those who have had to move through life armored for safety. Our work aims to create conditions where tenderness is not only possible but sustainable. Our practice is a place where folks can lay down what they’ve been carrying and be received with care, dignity, and patience.ext goes here

To us, community is shaped by care, accountability, interdependence, and shared responsibility. At Homebody Psychotherapy, community is not an abstract idea; it is an active practice of showing up for one another in ways that resist isolation, shame, and disposability.

We recognize that many of us were taught to navigate hardship alone. Our work strives to help clients reconnect with the truth that healing is not meant to be a solitary pursuit. Community offers us mirrors, grounding, and possibility. It reminds us that we belong, even when the world has insisted otherwise.

Integrity is the journey towards alignment between our values, our commitments, and the impact of our work. At Homebody Psychotherapy, integrity is not about perfection or performance; it is about clarity, transparency, and a willingness to remain accountable to those we serve.

We understand that the therapeutic relationship is built on trust. To that effect, we strive to be thoughtful in our boundaries, honest in our communication, and careful with the authority we hold. Our work is grounded in a shared agreement that clients deserve an environment where their autonomy is respected and their wellbeing is prioritized.

We hold curiosity as a liberatory practice that invites us to meet ourselves with openness rather than judgment. At Homebody Psychotherapy, curiosity serves as a counter to shame, allowing us to gently explore the beliefs, behaviors, and emotional patterns that once kept us safe but may no longer serve us.

We understand that approaching ourselves with curiosity can feel unfamiliar, especially for those who have been met with scrutiny or dismissal in the past. Our goal is to create a space where curiosity becomes a source of self-understanding, transformation, and deeper connection to the truth of who we are.

If healing is the vehicle, then curiosity is what fuels it.

Imagination is the place where rigidity softens and new possibilities begin to take shape. At Homebody Psychotherapy, we hold imagination as a quiet but powerful companion that helps us notice the subtle places where our lives are asking for change. It encourages us to sit with the question, “What else could be true?” even when we aren’t yet ready to move toward the answer.

We don’t treat imagination as fantasy or wishful thinking. Instead, we see it as a way of widening the lens through which we understand ourselves. It allows us to consider different choices, different boundaries, different ways of loving and being loved. Imagination offers us a gentle shift in perspective that can reveal openings where once there seemed to be none.

We understand that imagining ourselves differently can feel both exciting and intimidating. To that end, we work alongside clients as they explore futures rooted in freedom, pleasure, and self-determination. Imagination becomes a doorway—a reminder that possibility is not only available, but deeply deserved.