Anti-Oppression Statement
I’ve written this statement to convey my values and practices which ground my work so you can make an informed decision about whether or not we are a good fit. This will include information about my commitment to anti-oppressive, anti-racist, and social justice-oriented work in my personal and professional life as well as identifying my points of privilege. I engage in my own ongoing reflection, unlearning, and accountability to understand how I participate in and benefit from systems of power. This personal practice supports my commitment to collective liberation—recognizing that none of us are free until all of us are.
My work is grounded in a commitment to equity, accountability, and collective care. I recognize that systems of oppression—including racism, ableism, classism, capitalism, transphobia, etc.—shape our experiences as helpers, organizations, and communities. Engaging with these realities is essential to ethical and liberatory practice. In practice, this work looks like: egalitarianism and power-sharing, understanding my social location and how that informs how I move through the world, using my privileges to challenge systems of domination and subjugation, and intentional minimizing of power imbalances and promotion of equity and empowerment (adapted from www.reclaimingfutures.org)
In supervision and therapy, this means creating space for honest reflection about identity, power, and the ways systemic forces influence our lives. In consulting, it means partnering with individuals and organizations to examine structures, culture, and practices that either sustain or disrupt inequity. Regardless of the role I serve, I aim to cultivate environments rooted in curiosity, transparency, and repair—spaces where growth and accountability coexist. Anti-oppressive practice is not a box to check but an ongoing process of learning, unlearning, and aligning our work with our values.
Land Acknowledgement
Corvallis is located within the traditional homelands of the Marys River or Ampinefu Band of Kalapuya. Following the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855, Kalapuya people were forcibly removed to reservations in Western Oregon. Today, living descendants of these people are part of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians. Indigenous people are valued and respected members of the Corvallis and Oregon communities and represent multiple sovereign tribes throughout Oregon.
I accept my responsibility for understanding the continuing impact of that history on these communities. I am committed — in the spirit of self-reflection, learning, reconciliation and partnership — to ensure that this practice and work will be of enduring benefit to our communities and to the people on whose ancestral lands I am now living on.
For more information on which Indigenous land you occupy, see this map. If you are also passionate about Indigenous sovereignty and collective liberation, see www.landback.org.