Liv Siulagi (she/her)

My Approach to Helping

I ground my practice in Liberation Psychology, basing my work on the belief that humans naturally strive for health and connection, but that we live in an oppressive society that limits our ability to heal from trauma, build lasting communities, and forge full, meaningful lives. Through compassion, open-mindedness, humility, accountability, authenticity, and my critical background in intersectional feminist theory I work hard to treat my therapeutic participants as equals: helping them develop insight, heal, and tune into their natural creativity. In sessions we will use tools from Cognitive Behavioral Art Therapy to identify and examine thought patterns and behaviors, as well as find tools that help you improve your life.

My Values as a Therapist

As a mixed race (Samoan, filipina, and white), cis-woman raised in the primarily white city of Portland my lived experience of oppression and the privileged aspects of my identity have inspired me to examine my own role as an ally and advocate. In my final year at Lewis & Clark this interest has led to a year-long research project focused on improving white allyship and avoiding performative activism in my field. This work paired with my art advocacy, volunteer work with marginalized populations, and undergraduate research experience on sexuality has dedicate myself to a reflective practice.