As your therapist, I am interested in accompanying you on the exploration of your inner world. I believe so much pain and joy originate from how well we understand and celebrate ourselves and are understood and celebrated by those around us. 

Our work together will include: 

1. Getting to know the different parts of you, including those parts that most of us tend to reject and hide away.

2. Examining and challenging some of the cultural messages you may have received growing up around sexuality, gender, vulnerability, and intimacy.

3. Working to reveal the underbelly of shame by allowing it to transform into your greatest strength!

I currently work at Cornerstone Therapy and Recovery in St. Paul, focusing on treating sexual trauma. I also run a support group for women experiencing betrayal trauma. I have completed coursework for AASECT (sex therapy) certification and completed my master’s in marriage and family therapy from the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

My hope for each of us is to find compassion for all the different parts of ourselves. It is this practice of self-compassion that helps us feel more connected to ourselves, to those around us, to the institutions we move through, and to our natural world. I look forward to our work together.

macgo@cornerstonetherapyandrecovery.com