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Chrysalis Counseling is a private practice counseling service dedicated to serving those moving through their own Chrysalis phase, from any and all walks of life - especially those within the alternative lifestyle umbrella.

07/01/2025

Empowering Q***r Youth: Addressing Bullying and Its Impacts

A course I created with love and experience from the front lines of working in the schools, for anyone and everyone who engages with q***r youth.

This course was created as a part of the “Q***r Youth Program”, an advanced training curriculum designed for professionals working with 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and their families. 🌈

Join me and some really, really wonderful q***r youth topic providers and get CE’s while you do it!

03/22/2025

Termination.

It’s such a heavy word that feels so permanent and powerful.

In this field I have the honour and privilege to walk alongside you for a while, until your next chapter or journey opens up.

I get the absolute joy of working with most people for months and years, and some for shorter blips of time. No matter the length, that last session, whether it’s for now or for the long haul, is always a bittersweet one.

For a lot of us, the folks we work with a build that relationship with well to week are people we share space with more frequently than some of our own friends and family. For many, our work hours are so much of our day to day and it’s all people work.

It’s meaningful and beautiful, and the transitions can be so very special and sometimes difficult or challenging for us, too.

Know that many of us, while we may be closing a door, are not closing it forever. That there may be opportunity to work together again someday, or maybe there’s a whim to want to send a picture of a pet update or an achievement - those doors are often open, and I can only speak for myself and those I know who share the sentiment: these are welcome even long after we no longer formally work together. Not necessary, but welcome.

Terminations is the formal ending of the therapeutic relationship, but it’s your next chapter, next new beginning.

Sometimes we’re only one mode of transportation on an extended journey, and what a fun ride it is to be a part of.

Gratitude, always. 💜✨

02/27/2025

I largely grew up in community.

What I mean by that is my family was made up of not only blood relatives, but villagers from the homeland (Italy on my maternal side and France on my paternal side) that knew each other before moving to Canada and saw each other through the massive shifts and adaptations that come with a move of this magnitude. It was made up of honorary aunts and uncles, cousins, neighbors, and friends from all over that my family cultivated over time as the village - our village. Literally, because many came from the same villages, and figuratively, because as immigrants they had to find their figurative/chosen family and network.

For as long as I can remember I was surrounded by people I understood as family, until I became older and understood that the family I had was largely chosen and necessary, in sorts, in order to survive the throws of being in a new place with different cultural norms and customs.

Much like the interconnected elements of an ecosystem, community thrives on mutual reliance. In nature, every part—whether a tree, animal, or plant—contributes to the system’s balance and survival. Similarly, my family’s experience as humans adapting to a new environment taught me that our survival and growth in a new place depended on the relationships we cultivated, not just with blood relatives but with a chosen network of people.

We were like trees in a forest, each playing a role in nurturing the whole.

In an ecosystem, each organism supports the others, ensuring resilience and adaptation. Likewise, in a community, every person’s support—whether emotional, physical, or practical—strengthens the whole. Today, as we face complex challenges, our survival, much like in nature, depends on the health of these interconnected networks.

In a time of disconnect, injustice, extreme hurt and violence happening, I invite you to be a beacon of community. To create it in ways only you can.

Just as no tree thrives alone, no individual can truly flourish without the ecosystem of relationships and support around them.

Yours in community & love - 💜✨

02/13/2025

Intentionally engaging in ✨slow dopamine✨ to practice pacing myself in a context with outcome to combat the hopelessness of the state of affairs.

Embroidery is totally new to me. A lot of learning and frustration along the way, a lot of undoing and starting over, lots of new skills and techniques - most/all of which require mindful presence. So, I’ve been turning on audiobooks and embroidering by the fire to ease my mind these days.

I encourage you all to do the same - whether it’s a skill/hobby/interest/talent you have, or something new to you, just do it.

Do it for the experience, and not to be “good” at it.

Do it to show your brain you *can* find completion and success in small and meaningful moments.

Do it to keep yourself sane and paced through this marathon of our reality right now.
something, and just do it.

💜✨

02/03/2025

I am mentally, emotionally, morally, and physically tired. I spent the majority of the weekend keeping my brain busy with crafting and finding pockets of dark humor in the horrors of what’s happening.

I’m not a “love and light” person. I’m a “panic and do all the things that feel tangible” person.

These days, what feels within my control is to acknowledge the brokenness and move through my day to day in peace and intentional love. To bring unwavering belief that there IS good out there, and that there is enough of it to combat the darkness.

The reality is that what has unfolded so far, and continues to, are incredibly scary actions and threats to many people’s safety - people who make up the breadth of folks I hold space for every day. I hear and see the horrifying impacts of administrative choices on a regular basis, and I promise you - it’s worse than you think.

There is no more “we’ll see”, there is no “it can’t be that bad” - we are seeing, and it is that bad (worse).

What I think is missing in the dialogue is, while time does not cure this or help it, intention does.

Holding meaningful bonds with other humans, showing love and unconditional support for each other. Recognizing that our biggest strength is each other - these are all critical to reclaiming power as a people, to showing that humanity and our genuine love for one another does not waver in light of fascism.

Fascism wants us to disconnect. It wants us to forget that we, as a people, as a community and group of beautiful people, hold power.

We. Hold. Power.

We don’t have their money or access to buttons they do, but we have voices, and altogether we have ground and power. Show up how and when you can.

So, this week, I challenge you to love yourself and others unconditionally. To be intentional in your day to day - examine what serves the cause and what powers the fascists. I challenge you to contribute to building community and showing compassion.

Be the resistance, made of love, kindness, compassion, and rage. Be the good, so we can outnumber the evil. Be the bees, who cultivate community so well.

It’s a marathon, but we’re in it together. Buckle up.

In love and community. 💜✨

01/26/2025

✨Slow Dopamine as Resistance✨

Listen. I’m human. I enjoy the instant rush of endorphins and satisfaction of impulsivities as much as any other person. I’m committing myself to practicing the art of slow release dopamine - the kind that builds up, presents opportunity for frustration and mistakes, for emotion regulation and self-forgiveness.

The kind that is intentional and reflective, from the heart, and authentic in its connection to me and my purpose.

Slow dopamine comes from practices and activities that are more time consuming and are generally also more rewarding. Partly because of the time, partly because of the outcome. The slow practices yield a meaningful product, something that came from articulated movement and poetic motivation.

That alone is worth…so much.

In this time of absolute profound fear and uncertainty for so, so many, channel the slow dopamine that connects to your heart - create something that speaks to some. Make something for yourself, for those around you.

The fight is long and we need to budget our energies accordingly - so slow the dopamine, be intentional, and foster a sustainable fight within yourself. You are integral to the organized efforts and actions - so, slow down so you can power up.

We need you, and we need your sustained dopamine. 💜✨

01/22/2025

This is a values statement, an acknowledgement of the pain and fury sweeping our communities as an administration with an obsession for control and power takes hold of the country so many have worked so hard to fight for and create a space of equity and freedom.

Freedom as a defined term is different than freedom as a fundamental principle contextual to American cultural patriotism - one of these upholds the inherent beauty in individual authenticity and importance of voice and perspective, and the other supports selective existence and hateful rhetoric.

As a clinician committed to empowering humans to shine in their authenticity, I cannot help but to be transparent about my views and the systems that directly impact myself and the people I spend hours with every single week.

You are all important, you are all worthy of safety in your presence and existence. You are the magic of this universe. I will continue to fight for all of us. 💜✨

01/07/2025

I’m opening up my reading selection to expand my understanding of areas I do not often work with or specialize in. As clinicians, I think it can be easy to gravitate toward the topics we intimately adore and understand - it feels good to explore something we’re already familiar with.

As a fellow human who sees the disconnect there (ya know, seeking safety even in my own learning…), I am challenging myself to develop and further knowledge in areas I don’t feel most comfortable in so that I can better understand and serve those who choose me as part of their journey.

I am always humbled at the privilege of working with other beautiful humans, and that means I owe it to everyone to keep doing the work I encourage, and beyond.

Much love to all in this new Gregorian year, and I wish everyone is met with the journey that is most fulfilling, inspiring, and authentic. 💜✨

First book of the year: The Vagus Nerve Reset by ✨

10/13/2024

We love good library adds! 💜

09/05/2024

Hey there! 👋🏻

Humanness is hard sometimes. For many, existing is often difficult.

We all live on a spectrum of connection to purpose and meaning. Everyone has their own thread of experiences and stories that help define what life has meant and what they want life to feel like.

Feeling unmotivated and sad is often perceived as a negative experience, but it isn’t always and it certainly isn’t a defining feature to anyone’s worth or ability.

You are beautiful and worthy right where you are, and if the world feels particularly hard to be in today, that’s okay.

I’ll hold your balloon for a little while, while you find sparks of hope. ✨

08/26/2024

Why is s*x SO complicated? 🥵

08/20/2024

Today, I spent some much-needed time outdoors, reading beneath a Silver Willow. I listened to the birds and watched the fish nibble at bugs floating on the water’s surface. On my walk back to the car, I stumbled upon a Blue Oak tree—one of the most charming Blue Oaks I’ve seen in a while. It was abundant with acorns and incredibly lush and green!

Have you ever read the book *The Little Acorn*? It’s a children’s book that follows the journey of a small acorn. Though it’s aimed at kids, its message resonates with readers of all ages. I found myself getting emotional every time I read it to my little one.

The story starts with a little acorn falling from a grand oak tree. The acorn dreams of becoming a mighty oak itself but faces uncertainty and challenges along the way. Eventually, it settles into the earth, where it sprouts and grows into the great oak it aspired to be.

This evening, while preparing work material and reflecting on the photos I took of the sweet Blue Oak, I felt a deep sense of emotion. It reminded me that who I am today is the result of my own little acorns—the hopes and dreams I’ve nurtured and worked toward over the years.

I also thought about the wonderful people I work with and how their own acorns are being planted and nurtured, eventually growing into the strong oaks they are meant to be. It’s all about cycles—shedding old layers to lighten our branches, contributing to our ecosystem, and continuing to spread joy and beauty.

To everyone nurturing your acorns, remember that you deserve to grow into a mighty oak. For those in a season of shedding and uncertainty, trust that your acorns will find their way—perhaps with a bit of help from a friendly squirrel. Whether you’re growing into a tree or seeing your acorns begin to sprout, it’s a joy to witness and celebrate your progress.

Wherever you are in your journey, know that this season is temporary, and your mighty oak is on its way.

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