Mar Westveer

Mar is a clinical intern and graduate student at University of Chicago. As a queer, disabled, fat person, they are invested in recognizing and supporting all the complex facets of each of their clients. Mar is most interested in offering support to QTBIPOC individuals, disabled individuals, folks living with a chronic illness, and people in non-traditional relationships. Æ is also interested in supporting anyone questioning their identities and aiming to understand how their intersecting identities influence one another. Mar recognizes that therapy looks different for everyone and is invested in building supportive and empathetic relationships with their clients. Æ utilizes a trauma informed lens, recognizing that many people who come into ær’s office are impacted by oppressive systems. Mar is dedicated to listening to their clients, giving them a space to feel the breadth of emotions that may come up during therapy, and empowering them with techniques to better navigate past and current traumas.