Taran Wilkewitz
BA, Intern Clinician
Intern Clinician They/Them
There is so much flux both in the world surrounding us and the inner self as well. Becoming intimately familiar with both these inner and outer realities, developing the emotional literacy to travel between them, can offer access to a new way to navigate life.
My primary goal is to know you thoroughly. I wish to offer space for self-exploration and the pursuit of oneself. Healing and changing is hardly a comfortable act. But there is so much beauty and integrity in trial and error. To fall short and try again even when it’s difficult, scary, or boring. I believe some of the most significant change happens in the quietest and subtlest places of ourselves. Therapy, in its very nature, is a collaborative act. Together we can co-author what a fulfilling and content life looks like for you. And I look forward to fostering a relationship where we can be honest, confused, and hopeful together.
My client focus
As a queer, gender non-conforming individual I have a soft spot for working with queer people. But I am passionate about working with individuals, couples, and families, of all identities, how they find themselves participating in/navigating the systems of their lives, whether relational or otherwise. Most everyone will find that they intersect with some form of both systemic/interpersonal oppression as well as privilege and advantage. I am invested in recognizing and learning about the nuances of your experience wherever you find yourself. Whether you’re interested in connecting with internal parts of yourself or addressing external obstacles and questions I am committed to helping you discover the solutions most accessible to you.
My therapeutic approach
I am a systems minded therapist. Meaning, even when working with individuals, I am concerned with the many details, pieces, and splinters that make up one’s patterns. Whether it be internal thoughts, familiar conflict with loved ones, or some red tape designed to restrict movement, we find ourselves in repetitive motions that become the systems of our lives. I am propelled by imagining new systems that are kinder to us.
To me, this largely looks like queering futures and families even on the individual level. This means making active choices to operate in and embody ways of being that deviate from the norms we have been conditioned to. Doing our best to create the lives that we want for ourselves and our families that do not reflexively recreate models that are not in one’s personal nature or preference.
I am also an IFS or Parts minded therapist. I believe in listening and learning from the many parts of ourselves in order to both expand and reclaim our inner landscapes. It is often tempting to escape discomfort as soon as it enters our systems but there is valuable information to be found in our discomfort and the many forms it takes. My goal in this mode of thinking is to help clients through hardships instead of around them.