Lu McNeely-Fox (they/them)

Therapeutic Approach

Therapy feels different in every space depending on who is in the room. Given this, it helps to know a little bit about my social location and who I am as a therapist. I am a white, neurodivergent, queer, non-binary individual who comes from a family of educators, public health workers, musicians, and therapists. Before becoming a therapist myself, I worked with children and families as an outdoor educator for 10 years. 

At the heart of my practice is the belief that you are the expert of your own experience and it is my job to foster an environment that feels supportive to you. Equally, I bring my own training to our work together. I am a trauma-informed therapist that draws from a combination of systemic, somatic, and strength-based modalities. Meaning, I am curious about the whole of you. I will tend to the relationship between who you are and the systems within which you operate, the way your nervous system has organized around your experiences, and the inherent strengths you carry. 

Above all, I believe healing happens relationally. In getting to know you and learning about who you are, my goal is to co-create, in your own time, a dependable map that can route us to a space where you feel safe enough to share what is most honest to you. In getting to know the most honest version of you, my hope is to see you, so that in being seen, you might see yourself more compassionately and without judgment. 

Along the way, we may also affirm your body’s wisdom, expand your capacity for nervous system regulation, increase critical consciousness, cultivate a kinder inner voice, and create space for more joy. I believe it is only from this place of safety and self-compassion that agency, discernment, and wellness can actualize.