LEonore Tija, Trainee in Practicum
802.559.0732
Ltjia@axismunditherapy.org
Telehealth Only
Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493
I work as a field guide to the inner world with people struggling with sexual shame, people-pleasing, perfectionism, relationship challenges, and the feeling that there is something wrong with them. Together, we can find the paths back to wholeness that have always been there, waiting to be remembered.
Before becoming a counselor I worked as a sex educator for 10 years, so I have lots of experience with sensitive topics and hearing things like, "I've never told anyone this before..." Many of my clients come into therapy with some kind of sexual topic or identity they want to explore, and I see this work as a bigger process of soul recovery -- helping you liberate life force, transform shame into courage, and reclaim who you are from whatever has insulted your spirit.
As a therapist, I bring a collaborative, trauma-informed approach that seeks to deeply listen to and honor your experience, while helping you get in touch with your innate resources for healing and empowerment. My training and approaches are diverse and draw from Internal Family Systems, somatics, psychodynamics, humanistic, feminist, and relational approaches, but the mainstays are unconditional acceptance of you and a genuine desire to be with you in your experience, especially when things are hard. My identities as Chinese American, mixed race, femme and Queer also inform the critical consciousness that I bring to clinical work.
I delight in working with:
Polyamorous, Non-Monogamous and/or Kinky People, from the questioning to the veterans, who want a knowledgeable therapist who affirms the validity of your desires, identity and choices
Sex Workers, current and past, who likewise want an affirming and strengths-based therapist
Empaths and Highly Sensitive People who may have been shamed and internalized a belief that there is something wrong with you
High Achievers who wish to heal from the damaging toll of perfectionism and people-pleasing on self-esteem and relationships
Contact Us
Starting is easy! Use the form on the right to begin our conversation. We'll start with a free, 30 minute consultation to see if we're a good match. If we're not, for any reason, I'll provide you with other referrals that may be a better fit - my commitment is to your well-being first!