Portland Therapy Center
"Aloe" Sarah Michelson

"Aloe" Sarah Michelson (they/them)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

QUEER THERAPY WITH A QUEER THERAPIST I am ecstatic to provide mental health support through authentic, affirming, and aware relationships.

Client Status

accepting clients

Contact

2678578800

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At a Glance

Me

Rate: $195-$205

Provides free initial consultation

Practicing Since: 2020

Languages: English

Services

  • Individual
  • Group
  • Relationship
  • Teen

Insurances Accepted

My Ideal Client

I strive to build genuine connections with my clients by understanding their personal motivators for acceptance and change, and building trust by reinforcing their goals rather than my own agenda. I do best when working with fellow queer, neurodivergent and trans folks who are looking for support related to emotion regulation, body liberation, gender affirmation, obsessive thinking, compulsive behaviors, workplace or school accommodation requests and processing trauma history.

My Background

I obtained my Bachelor's Degree from University of Missouri- St. Louis in Interdisciplinary Studies with a Certificate in Women's and Gender Studies and a Minor in Political Science. I then attended Maternidad La Luz Midwifery School to receive a Certificate in Midwifery. I received my Master's in Social Work through the University of Denver. I additionally completed a Post-Master's Certificate in Sex Therapy from the Council for Relationships in Philadelphia and a virtual Queer and Trans Internal Family Systems Level 1 training.

My Values as a Therapist

The phrase 'bread and roses' comes from a 1912 textile strike in which Rose Schneiderman yelled that "the worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too." This phrase has been used for over a century by feminists and activists, meaning that we want our sustenance but we also want beauty, and we want both without compromise. Therapy is the fight for autonomy over our decisions and building connection in the aftermath. The universal social work tradition is to build practice based on reciprocity, continuity of care, consent, and affirmation. We labor for access to self determination over our own identities and communities at large. We take a holistic view of the self through a social context, and work to create open and dynamic spaces and roles for ourselves and each other. This must include confronting stigma, isolation and disconnection. This is the struggle of mental health. "Yes, it is bread we fight for, but we fight for roses too."

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