Hi, I’m caris! (she/they)
I began working in mental health and wellness in 2020. During the pandemic, I founded a donation-based support program for folks lacking access to traditional therapeutic care, especially those with marginalized identities who had experienced harm in traditional institutions. I built the framework for this project using the peer support model often reserved for addiction recovery. My mission was to expand access to a similar communal support model, mindful that all people deserve care and community, regardless of the severity of their symptoms.
I was invited to continue this work with Therapy for Queer People of Color in October of 2021, where I served as a peer support specialist and wellness coach until August of 2026. I received 5 years of supervision under a board-certified psychologist.
After 6 years of experience, 100+ clients, and 2000+ sessions, Mirrored Wellness was born. My goal is to consolidate all that I have learned and shared into offerings that can continue to support individuals, couples, and communities alike in the evolution and actualization of self they are seeking.
My Approach
Building safe relationship with oneself is the overview and first priority of our work together. At the center of that work are tenets of self-inquiry, decolonization, and communication. We will cultivate curiosity, conscious connection and awareness with self and the world around us, as well as access to personal limits, capacity, interest, and voice.
Self-inquiry
The skill of meaningfully questioning oneself is paramount in growth and evolution. In our work of restoring safe relationship with self, a value of curiosity and a skillset of self-inquiry is what I aim for each client to walk away with.
Decolonization
I center the experience, reality, and teachings of indigenous populations in my life and work. This assumes inherent connection to the land, the collective, and personal divinity. The areas of life where we hold disconnection, detachment, and suppression are identified, challenged, and tended to with care.
Communication
My clients go into the world with increased knowledge and awareness of their personal needs, boundaries, and how to communicate these clearly and appropriately. Understanding how to assess personal capacity and improvement of one’s skillset for communication are prioritized with each client.