Caroline Orr
Advanced Clinical Intern
Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs
Welcome, friend! My name is Caroline (they/them/theirs), I am a clinical intern here at The Q’Lective, and I am currently obtaining my Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from The City College of New York.
I see therapy as a space of infinite possibilities, where you and I will co-create opportunities for growth, awareness raising, and healing. Whether you are looking to address an immediate concern in your life, develop a greater understanding and acceptance of yourself and others, sooth and heal the wounds of trauma, explore existential and identity questions, grieve loss, or navigate interpersonal conflicts, I will meet you where you are with warmth, playfulness, and non-judgement. My approach is integrative with roots in psychoanalysis, relational cultural theory, feminist and queer theory, anti-racism, abolition, fat liberation, and disability justice. I work with adult individuals, couples, and polycules.
As a nonbinary, queer, MMIND person, I know first-hand the imagination that is required of marginalized people to maintain physical and psychological safety in a world that is, at best, built to exclude us and, at worst, actively trying to eradicate us. To stay alive, we must navigate society with psychological armor, cleverly crafted to preserve our strength and spirit. As a therapist, I prioritize working with fellow queer and/or MMIND folks as a co-conspirator in removing this armor and examining it piece by piece without fear of immediate psychological or physical harm. Through our work together, I hope to collaborate with you as we tend to the wounds that your armor could not protect you from, heal the sores that wearing armor for so long creates, and architect more sustainable frameworks for protecting against oppression to achieve a more joyful and authentic existence.
As a white, class privileged person, I recognize the power that my privileged identities have afforded me and the ways that these identities have softened my experiences of oppression. Thanks to the labor and wisdom of BIPOC individuals, I have learned how to dynamically and consistently identify, take accountability for, rectify, and learn from moments when I allow my privilege to cloud my understanding of the world or reinforce hierarchical ways of being. With this lived experience, I am well positioned to provide white and/or class privileged clients support as they grapple with how their privileged and marginalized identities interact, take accountability for oppressive behaviors and ways of being, expand their class consciousness, build class solidarity, and strengthen allyship/accomplice practices.
If you have any questions about me or are interested in working together, please reach out and let me know what’s on your mind! I’m so happy you’re here!
