Valerie Jaharis

Valerie Jaharis

Therapist at Live Oak Chicago · Chicago

2222 N Elston Ave Ste 300, Chicago, IL 60622

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About Valerie Jaharis

Valerie Jaharis is a trauma therapist at Live Oak Chicago pursuing certification in sex therapy through the University of Michigan's School of Social Work. Her practice areas include trauma therapy, sex and relationship counseling, work with chronically ill individuals, COVID-high-risk and long COVID support, disability and neurodivergent populations, LGBTQ+ clients, and fat-positive therapy, alongside kink, sex work, and polyamory-affirming practice. Valerie describes her own identity in first person: “I am a white, queer and trans, disabled, fat, chronically ill, and high risk to COVID individual.” She practices from an abolitionist, decolonial, anti-oppressive lens focused on interdependence.

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