My practice is informed by relational psychoanalysis, engaged Buddhism, poetry, disability justice and my own trauma healing journey. I have been in the mental health field for 14 years, working in various settings, having published on the topics of intergenerational trauma transmission, the treatment of eating disorders, the wellness industrial complex and gender dysphoria and toxic professionalism in mental health care.
I am many things; a white, chronically ill, non-binary parent, psychotherapist, podcaster, group facilitator and consultant to mental health practitioners. I proudly co-direct proud The Kintsugi Therapist Collective (KTC) with my colleague, Onyx Fujii, LCSW. KTC is a virtual community offering embodied care, support, wisdom, and resources to trans and non-binary, BIPOC, chronically ill, and disabled mental health providers.
I currently reside on stolen Nipmuc and Pocumtuc land with my daughter and two rescue dogs.
". . . it still seemed to me that the abiding assistance I was providing was as a facilitator of narrative, a witness before whom the whole tangled yarn of the body’s difficulties could be unfolded and considered. It felt as if the process was in itself a source of healing, and it left me more fascinated than ever by the mysterious nature of illness [and suffering], which arises and departs on tracks that are not always visible.”
-Olivia Liang, Everybody