I’m a therapist who spent years working in tech and inclusive design

Pre-Licensed Therapist

Now I bring both to the table. I know what an inclusive, accessible site actually requires at the design level, and I know what it's like to sit across from a client who spent the week deciding whether you'd be safe to talk to. Most designers have one of those. Very few have both.

The writing isn't a side skill either. I have two graduate degrees in writing, so when I say I'll write your copy, I'm not a techie filling boxes with words — the copy on your homepage get the same attention as everything around them. That matters more than it sounds like: when design and stock photography run out of range, the copy is what has to do the work.

I'm also a trans guy, which means I've been on the other side of the search bar. I know the gamble of looking for a therapist who is not just accepting and affirming of your identity, but actually competent in working with your community — and how much of that you're forced to guess at from a website. I design everything with that perspective in mind.

So when I say your site should say who you're for, it isn't a marketing tactic. It's clinical instinct, applied to the first thing a client sees.

In practice, that means I ask you a lot of direct questions about who you want on your caseload, then write copy that says it clearly. I choose stock photos of the people you actually treat. And I handle the parts nobody enjoys — accessibility, alt text, page speed, SEO — so all you have to do is show up to two or three calls and read what I send you.