As an active member and advocate for the LGBTQQIA+ community, I feel it is extremely important to have a therapist that is able to understand the community, the larger society, and the microaggressions that are experienced in order to create more meaningful change in therapy. Not only do I work as a therapist with the community, I also lobby congress in order to change laws to benefit the LGBTQQIA+ community, such as Jude's Law and the law to ban conversion therapy for minors. It is vital that in the community we feel safe, heard, and respected and I stive to provide this for each person I work with.