Welcome to Bread 

& Roses Counseling

From insight to praxis:
Feminist therapy for multiply marginalized folks in PA

“We’re all just walking each other home.”

- Ram Dass

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About Bread & Roses Counseling

Bread and Roses Counseling provides outpatient therapy for people ages 18 and up in Pennsylvania. I’m here to support you in figuring out what to do with all the insight you already have. I primarily serve folks who are navigating work-related stress, trauma, chronic pain/illness, disability, gender dysphoria, neurodivergence, and complex PTSD. I especially enjoy working with other therapists, social workers, academics, community organizers, and sex workers, as well as people who have already done a lot of therapy.

I use feminist and narrative therapy to translate awareness into actionable change. I practice Somatic & Attachment Focused EMDR and Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) in addition to talk therapy. My integrative approach is insight, depth, and systems oriented, and I’m influenced by liberation psychology, contemplative and existential philosophy, and harm reduction principles.

My sessions are pragmatic and easygoing, but I am direct and don’t shy away from difficult topics. I love stories, metaphors, and riddles, and I like to incorporate humor for levity. I use books, podcasts, art, music, writing, and somatics to supplement my work. Keep an eye out for intensives and ketamine-assisted therapy options in the near future too!

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Portrait of M, a white person with a buzzcut, cat-eye glasses, and Alexander Calder mobile earrings. They are smiling and gazing at the camera.

My Story

  • I’m M, and my pronouns are they/them. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in PA, as well as a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level II.

    In my free time, you can often find me cozied up with a book and my cats, Emmett and Juniper (who make frequent appearances when I work from home). I love going to concerts, art crawls, museums, and comedy shows. I also enjoy vegan baking, geocaching, word games, trivia, flow arts, and Roadside America. I’m a nerd for theory and philosophy (especially literary theory and art criticism), and I have a special interest in feline behavior and nutrition. I'm a novice birder and an amateur Trekkie with a renewed interest in women’s sports, and I want to learn trail orienteering.

  • My undergraduate degree is in Women's Studies with a minor in Social Work. My graduate degree is in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Prior to becoming a counselor, I worked in in-home and community-based case management roles with nonprofit organizations for 10 years. I have completed training in Pain Reprocessing Therapy, Somatic and Attachment-Focused EMDR, Written Exposure Therapy (WET), and Brainspotting. Continuous learning is important to me, and I always do my best to stay current and up-to-date with research and evidence-based practices.

  • I know firsthand what it's like to move through the world as a multiply marginalized person. Feeling silenced, invisible, dismissed, misunderstood - I’ve been there. I get how exhausting and frustrating it is to have to constantly advocate for yourself in systems designed to discount your credibility and minimize your authority as the expert of your own bodymind and experience. I support clients with trauma processing, symptom management, and self-advocacy and assertiveness skills training. I provide solution-focused support to help clients with basic life admin tasks, problem solving, decision making, and executive functioning.

    What I hear most frequently from my clients is that working with me has helped them to translate insight and awareness into meaningful change. I’ve been told that my work supports people in turning what they’ve learned through therapy into purposeful practice in everyday life.

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My Assistants

Juniper and Emmett,
my chocolate point Siamese rescue cats

“What the woman who labors wants is the right to live, not simply exist...The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too.”

- Rose Schneiderman

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  • You may use this contact form to request a free 15-minute consultation. I require a consult for all new clients. Please include your preferred email address and phone number so I may respond efficiently.

  • Yes, I accept some insurance plans, such as Aetna, Highmark, and Blue Cross Blue Shield. Additionally, I can help you utilize out-of-network benefits if you have them. I use Thrizer to offer free benefits verification, superbill generation, and insurance claim submission.

  • My standard out-of-pocket rate is $150 per session after intake, which is $200. I offer 4 sliding scale slots and 4 pro bono slots to maintain accessibility, but all slots are currently filled and waitlisted. I utilize the Green Bottle Method to determine personalized sliding scale rates. I can accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express for out-of-pocket payments.

  • An effective therapeutic relationship depends on consistency and mutual respect for time. To ensure I can continue to offer my services reliably, I require at least 24 hours’ notice for cancellations or rescheduling. Life is unpredictable, and I understand that emergencies, illness, and unexpected scheduling conflicts happen. If you need to cancel, please give advance notice so I can offer that time to someone else in need. When a session is missed with less than 24 hours notice, a fee of $50 applies. When an appointment is missed without any notice, a $100 fee applies. These fees help cover the cost of the reserved time slot I’m unable to fill. While I have been flexible in the past, I've found that holding this boundary consistently helps clients feel more accountable and committed to their own healing process.

    Note: In cases of genuine emergency or severe illness, please reach out to me directly. I am happy to discuss individual circumstances on a case-by-case basis.

  • Yes, with some exceptions. I am a mandated reporter in PA, and the following are situations where confidentiality is broken: if you disclose any known or suspected abuse or neglect of children, elders, or adults with disabilities; if you disclose or imply any threat of imminent harm (i.e., plans to seriously hurt or kill yourself or someone else); if I receive a legal order (a judge-issued subpoena or court order that requires me to share information about you). I always try to limit the scope of what is released, but these situations legally require me to disclose specific information to specific third parties.

  • I take a layered zero trust approach to privacy and security. I use open source and independently audited Proton Workspace and DuckDuckGo. I also use Proton VPN, phishing-resistant Yubikey authenticators, and USB data blockers to ensure secure access to devices, networks, and servers. I take privacy seriously, and I do my best to protect your data from breaches, AI, and surveillance. The Proton suite is ISO 27001 certified and SOC 2 Type II audited, and it supports compliance with HIPAA. With the zero-access encryption used in this digital workspace, not even Proton can gain access to your information.

  • I primarily see folks virtually via Proton Meet. I have very limited availability in a tiny office for in-person sessions. I still practice infection control precautions, and I kindly ask that you wear a mask with at least 95% filtration efficiency if attending sessions in-person. I run a GoveeLife Smart Air Purifier 2 Pro air purifier with a HEPA filter and a PM2.5 sensor and have hand sanitizer readily available. My office space (carpets, floors, hard surfaces) is cleaned daily and kept fragrance-free, and high-touch points are sanitized with Virex. I and many of my clients are immunocompromised, and we sincerely appreciate the collective effort to maintain accessibility and safety.

  • I do not provide emergency services. If you are in an emergency, dial 911 or go to your local Emergency Department. If you are in crisis, you can call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

    Please note: if you do not consent to the use of GPS to track your location/movement and wish to minimize risk of nonconsensual active rescue (deployment of emergency first responders without your permission if you are actively suicidal or in imminent danger), please refer to this guide for non-carceral alternatives.


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“Our lives shall not be sweated from birth until life closes; Hearts starve as well as bodies; bread and roses, bread and roses.”

- James Oppenheim

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