L.s. Pearce

L.S. Pearce (she/her, and goes by "Pearce") is a California-based therapist specializing in serving intersectional, BIPOC, and multi-cultural identities and the LGBTQ+ community. A musician and writer in her spare time, Pearce also frequently attracts clients who are creatives, and attempting to navigate work/life balance, blocks, or the creative process.

Pearce has nearly 15 years of work experience in parallel social service fields, such as homeless shelters, supportive housing for people struggling with substance-addiction and mental illness, and youth psychological services. She also has several years of experience in volunteerism and activism in support of marginalized communities. Currently, in addition to practicing therapy, she has created and presented educational and skills-training workshops to other therapists regarding anti-racism and secondary trauma, as well as working with nonprofit organizations on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives and conflict resolution workshops. Pearce believes that therapy is inherently political because life is political, and offers her clients individual and couples therapy through a nuanced, class-conscious, and anti-oppression lens.

Pearce's approach to therapy is nonjudgmental, warm, and at times humorous. Humor is, after all, a coping skill that can sometimes take the sting out of our own trauma or the incessant jabbering of our own internal critic. She often uses somatic techniques to bring clients into awareness of their own emotions and needs, and relies on the strong rapport she builds with clients to attune to their inner process in session. In this way, she helps clients elucidate the intangible parts of self on the fringes of their known inner universe, integrating those hidden parts for healing or the client's awareness and personal development.

Currently, Pearce offers remote sessions to anyone within the state of California.