Welcome —

What’s Good? If you got nothing good to say…

I am here for the “good,” the “bad,” and the things in between. My name is Kiel, and I show up in this work as an Afro-Greek (African American and Greek) gay male from a low-income, first-generation background. I am also in current long-term recovery and provide certified individual and group support for the BIPOC and LGBTQIIA+ folx, including addiction support. Furthermore, I have been navigating Type 1 Diabetes since the age of three. These identities are not just facts about me—they are lived truths that shape how I connect, listen, and care; and have added depth to my skills in this practice. This has allowed me to work with diverse people throughout my path with competence and confidence. Also, acknowledging that no two stories are the same, and that these differences add to the collective and individual understanding of the systems at play and how we relate to them. As well as where we all fit in this struggle.

If you know what it’s like to feel unseen, unheard, and misunderstood…

Whether it’s silent resistance or outright discrimination, many of us from underrepresented communities face daily barriers. Sometimes we’re told to shrink ourselves, to keep quiet, to avoid making others uncomfortable. How do we turn that pain into purpose, without losing ourselves? What attachments are we bringing with us? How do we adjust?

My Approach to Mental Health

My work is informed by humanistic, multicultural, and psychodynamic perspectives. I also draw from a range of therapeutic techniques because no single theory or method fits everyone. Counseling should support the whole person—emotionally, mentally, physically, socially, and spiritually.

Counseling is not just about “fixing” something. It is about making meaning of our experiences—through healing, resistance, grief, anger, authenticity, change, acceptance, adjustment, and recovery.

People deserve spaces, moments, and environments where they do not have to perform, hide, or apologize for who they are in order to feel/be safe, seen, and heard. I work to create that kind of dynamic individually and with the groups I facilitate.

My approach to counseling is collaborative and grounded in supporting individuals as they navigate environments and societal structures that often perpetuate oppression. I recognize my responsibility for my own growth, so I can continue to work with the diverse perspectives and challenges people experience within these systems. Many of our behaviors are understandable responses to cultures and environments that require us to alter ourselves rather than these societal structures.

As a counselor, my role is to support individuals in developing self-regulation, insight, and autonomy while living in systems that can be hostile or unaccommodating. Together, we work toward resilience, empowerment, and the ability to move through these realities with greater awareness, knowledge, and agency.

In my experience, self-actualization involves understanding our attachments, identity, and the ways we relate to both our internal world and the external environments we move through. This process of reflection, learning, and unlearning helps people build resilience and move toward their goals.

I offer culturally responsive counseling with a disability and rehabilitation lens, including affirming group spaces, addiction support, chronic illness support, and vocational coaching. Together, we can explore emotion, identity, relationships, and the realities of navigating an often unaccommodating world—with insight, compassion, and connection.