Meet Phoenix

Phoenix Song, LMFT CHT (CA/OR)

Taurus Sun / Aries Moon / Taurus Rising

they/them

I am a white, neuroqueer, queer, enby, chronically ill/pain psychotherapist licensed in CA and OR. I came into the therapy field to create a private practice serving QT survivors of sexual violence through expressive arts, ecospiritual, and somatic therapy. After offering this work for over a decade, I began to focus on supporting QT empaths, change makers, and creatives who experienced the trauma of abuse and ongoing oppression. I re-named my practice The Joyful Empath as a way of honoring the revolutionary nature of empathy and joy in the movement for liberation. Empathy and joy is our aliveness remembered.

I am deeply critical of our field, and dedicated to both working to decolonize the inherently oppressive mental health industrial complex from within, while also exploring what a liberation focused healing practice could look like outside of the field. One that is based in community care, ancestral healing, and centering the wisdom of lived experience and those most impacted.

Deep appreciation to the Kintsugi Collective for creating a space where we can come together as full human beings while envisioning and practicing a world where care work is sustainable for all. It is especially needed through this time of crisis, revolution and ongoing transformation. I am grateful to the survivors, healers, QT ancestors, disability justice and liberation movement elders, and Spirit for leading the way that we may learn and grow for the generations to come. May we honor your wisdom.

Please feel welcome to reach out at: https://joyfulempath.com and phoenix@joyfulempath.com