therapy
rooted in liberation & relationships
I hold a Master's in Social Work from the University of Michigan School of Social Work with a limited license (meaning that I am supervised by a more experienced therapist). I see clients through Cycle Breakers Collective, a private therapy practice in Ann Arbor, MI.
How to Access Therapy
Email me at luna@cyclebreakersmi.com to set up a free consultation to discuss whether we are a good fit, costs, scheduling, and anything else you'd like to talk through. Or, go to cyclebreakersmi.com/get-started and click "get started" to complete an intake form.
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Limited in-person availability in Ann Arbor, MI on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
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Telehealth 5 days a week; open to anyone in Michigan.
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Currently accepting Blue Cross Blue Shield, Priority Health, and Aetna insurance plans.
how therapy can help
The approach I take to therapy can help with:
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Creating present, compassionate contact with difficult emotions and sensations, even in the face of adverse circumstances. Finding ways for those emotions and sensations to become assets.
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Creating the relationship you want with yourself through connection with all parts of yourself (body and mind), and committed action to your hopes for a better life and/or better world.
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Creating secure connections and relationships by developing capacity to acknowledge current strategies, listen to yourself and others, integrate your experiences, and create new patterns.
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Building "outsight," a capacity to expand perspective to see how systems (policies, culture, social structures) have influenced one's life and the lives of those around us. Through this capacity, relieving the pressure of "what is wrong with me," and taking action to feel less targeted, isolated, alienated, and alone with your burdens.
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Recovering from experiences in high control environments by connecting with and living in the present moment, reconnecting to the parts of you that have been hidden away, and remembering how to feel a full range of emotions and sensations that may not have felt safe before.
Every client's own strengths, power, connections, values, and meaning are the best assets available in therapy. Some people find it easy to identify their strengths (and often feel burdened by them), while others have a difficult time seeing their own power (despite it keeping them alive). At the core, you have a compassionate, curious Self who is creative, and seeks profound connections. In therapy, we'll discover that Self.
“Here’s what Buddha left out, if I may be so bold: before the mind can create the world, the world creates our minds.”
― Gabor Mate, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture