Lotus Therapy, LLC

03/23/2026

Thank you to Kara at Casa de Miel for teaching Maysie how to groom sweet Juno!

03/18/2026

03/09/2026

I am just beginning to digest my experience at AGPA Connect ‘26. Group therapy is the real deal, I feel more nourished and challenged at this conference than in any other professional event! Some major highlights are featured, from the left corner clockwise: I was awarded Fellowship this year, recognized for my investment in AGPA and contribution to the field of Group Psychotherapy; I celebrated at Nobu with another social worker and incoming Fellow, Donna Harris; reveling in our work being featured in the onsite bookstore with fellow social worker, dear friend and my supervisor/consultant since 2002 (!) Jeanne Bunker, HGPS friends Marina Rathjens and Lauren Ziff, celebrating the tenure of my dear mentor Ginger Sullivan and the AGPA Co-Chairs dinner, with my dear Queens Karly Marx and Sinclair after their second annual “Queening Out” Open Session, and with Karly aka John Stitt before the transformation! I loved seeing so many if you there and sharing in hugs, discussion, connection.

03/05/2026

I was so happy to finally meet Bianca Lyder of The Lyder Foundation in person! I am honored to be on the board of this organization dedicated to raising awareness and providing support to people of color who struggle with body-focused repetitive behaviors!

02/26/2026

It’s that time again! I look forward to seeing some of you at AGPA Connect next week!

02/18/2026

Hosting an in person screening at my office in Central Austin, also available online! All proceeds go to BADIL, Eyewitness Palestine and the USPal Mental Health Network!

02/06/2026

I am thrilled to be part of this Walkathon for BFRB Awareness, benefitting The Lyder Foundation in their mission to raise awareness and enhance treatment for people of color who struggle with body-focused repetitive behaviors. For those of you in Austin, stay tuned, I will be arranging a local walk around Ladybird Lake so you will have a chance to join!

02/01/2026

Thank you to all who came to the second open house of our little office group! It was so much fun to be with community and catch up with colleagues. Billie, Siobhan, Monrovia, Ali, Ricky and Kelly, we make a great team!

01/24/2026

Please check out these short video offerings from Gaza! I will be hosting two in-person watch events on Sunday 2/8 and 2/22 at .atx that will include Q & A live-streamed from Gaza. Come support your local Palestinian-run coffee shop and enjoy some great coffee drinks as we meet in solidarity!

12/27/2025

I am excited to hold this advanced training through in January! To sign up, you need to take the on demand 3 hr intro class. To sign up for that class and/or register for the 201 go to BFRBchangemakers.org!

10/12/2025

I was excited to get my first copy of Clio’s Psyche in the mail. It is a psychohistory journal, and my first book review is published in this issue, on The Wanderings of Isaac André Gedalia: A Memoir by Sylvia Weil!

10/04/2025

Please join members of the for an IG live tomorrow! We will be discussing personal experience with skin-focused repetitive behaviors along with the work we do to support those struggling!