Moss Mercury

Registered Clinical Social Worker Intern|Clinically Supervised

I’m passionate about liberation across all dimensions of identity, including race, class, gender, sexuality, and body. As such, I believe therapy should not just help people adapt to oppressive systems, but help them heal and resist. I stand with movements like those for racial justice, LGBTQ+ rights, and fat liberation, and I am kink-aware & poly/CNM-affirming. Also, I believe humor and authenticity belong in the therapy room – sometimes we’ll swear, sometimes we’ll analyze your favorite TV show, and sometimes we’ll just sit in what’s real. Your personality has space, whether it's swearing, showing off your new piercing or tattoo, sharing pictures of your kids (or pets, or plants, or recent creative hobby), acknowledging your spiritual or cultural ties and values, or having meditative music and essential oils set the space. Healing isn’t linear, and it’s not just personal. Like so much of life, it’s communal, creative, political, and deeply human. I believe you deserve to be part of a therapeutic space that doesn't shy away from that, just as I wouldn't in other aspects of life.

First, I am a student intern, meaning I am not licensed. As such, I offer heavily reduced rates that cannot be billed through insurance. It also means that I am heavily supervised by licensed individuals to ensure I am providing proper care and to give additional insight into the process (so really you end up getting multiple sets of eyes and ears on your needs while still remaining confidential and bound by the ethics and other requirements of the state). Additionally, I’m down-to-earth, curious, and collaborative. I acknowledge that there is inherently some hierarchy between a client and provider, but I believe we can alleviate that — and I know you’re the expert on your own life. I’ll meet you where you are with warmth, structure, and honesty. I'd say to expect a mix of depth and practicality — we'll discuss patterns and systems, but also explore concrete ways to cope and move forward. I’m sex-positive, body-liberatory, and neurodivergence-affirming. We can integrate creativity, humor, spirituality, or politics as much or as little as feels right for you.

I came to this work through a deep belief that personal and social healing are intertwined. Before pursuing my Master of Social Work, I attended undergraduate college, where I explored topics of justice and equity. However, I became increasingly frustrated with the many systems in place, and I ultimately decided to leave before continuing in social work as planned. I spent years in the piercing industry, where I witnessed firsthand how authenticity, identity, past experiences, and structural inequality profoundly shape our lives. I heard countless stories in piercing studios of vulnerability and emotion that it felt easy to naturally slide back into the social work field. Social work continued to draw me in because I believe we all deserve space to heal, to never be defined solely by our worst moments, to reconnect with our bodies, communities, and inner voice — and without needing to filter out who we really are. My passion for liberation, storytelling, and justice continues to guide everything I do.