& Facilitation
Non-clinical work, informed by clinical training.
I work with people whose work asks a great deal of them — researchers, builders, organizers, and the communities around them. Much of that work happens under conditions that make ordinary self-care advice feel beside the point: long timelines, high stakes, moral weight, and a lot of uncertainty about whether any of it will matter.
What I offer is a structured place to think. Not a treatment plan. A place to look at how you’re actually doing, what the work is costing, and what would need to be true for you to keep doing it well.
About the difference between these services
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia and Texas. My consultation, curriculum, and facilitation work is not psychotherapy and does not create a therapist-client relationship.
In this work I do not diagnose, treat, or provide clinical care. I do not keep clinical records and I do not bill insurance. The legal confidentiality protections that attach to a therapy relationship do not apply here.
My clinical training informs how I think and what I notice. It does not make consultation clients my patients. If something surfaces in our work that calls for clinical care, I will say so plainly and help you find a licensed provider in your own jurisdiction.
These services are not crisis support. I am not available for emergencies, and I often work across time zones. If you are in crisis, please contact emergency services or a crisis line where you are located.
Formats
Individual consultation — Recurring one-to-one sessions. Reflective rather than directive. Useful when you’re carrying something you can’t quite put down and want a thinking partner who understands both the psychology and the context.
Group process and facilitation — Standing groups and one-off intensives. Structured conversation among people doing similar work, held so it goes somewhere rather than circling.
Curriculum development — Design of programs and materials for organizations building their own internal capacity around wellbeing, self-compassion, and sustainable practice.
Organizational consultation — Working with teams and leadership on the conditions that make demanding work survivable over years rather than months.
Who I work with
Most of my consultation clients come from communities thinking seriously about existential risk and the future of AI. Some come through the effective altruism community, some through work I’ve done with the Global Mental Health Fellowship and the AI Collective, and some find me through writing.
I offer reduced rates for community members.
Getting started
Consultation begins with a short conversation about what you’re looking for and whether this is the right fit. If what you need is therapy, I’ll tell you, and I’ll help you find it.