A. Onyx Fujii, LCSW
Therapist, Supervisor, Consultant & Facilitator

I am a queer, non-binary, chronically ill, culturally Jewish, mixed race clinical social worker in private practice in Philadephia (on unceded Lenni-Lenape land). Healing justice is at the core of my multidisciplinary practice where I offer trauma-informed, anti-oppressive psychotherapy, clinical supervision, and cultural humility facilitation and consultation; focusing on the intersections of gender, sexual orientation, race, chronic illness and disability.

I believe that therapy begins with the building of a strong, honest, and collaborative relationship. Through the creation of this alliance, it becomes possible to co-create a dynamic space for insight, growth, and healing. My practice is informed by relational, psychodynamic, narrative, and transfeminist theories. Through my holistic clinical lens, I recognize and integrate the biological, psychological, and social aspects of experience, as well as the individual, institutional, and cultural roots of issues as they arise. I have a deep awareness of how profoundly systemic oppression injures and am dedicated to maintaining a practice that is affirming of diverse identities and experiences. I enjoy providing care to fellow care workers and creatives, and I prioritize serving those who are often mistreated in mental health settings, including clients of color and queer, trans and non-binary clients.

I received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College in 2006 and a Masters of Social Work from Smith College School for Social Work in 2012. I completed training in Eye Movement and Desensitization from the EMDRIA Institute in 2018. In 2021, I became a co-founder and co-director of the Kintsugi Therapist Collective, a virtual community of therapists dedicated to embodied and liberatory visions of care. My professional practices and writing center the significance of identity, trauma, (in)visibility, and connection. I am committed to sustaining a social justice orientated business that aims to empower and liberate through compassion and understanding.

PA LCSW License #: CW019008

Dese’Rae Stage, LSW
Therapist

I am a queer, white cisgender woman living with chronic pain and a number of psychiatric diagnoses I both agree with and disagree with, depending on which. I have lived through infertility, miscarriage, complex grief, multiple suicide attempts, and I have lost many in my life to suicide. I currently spend much of my time in therapy processing my own trauma so that I can live my life more healthily and so I can serve my clients and community in the same way. It’s important to me to be transparent about my positionality, especially as someone who seeks mental health services—I know what it’s like to be in the chair and sitting across from it.

My practice is trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and person-centered. I do not believe I am the expert, and I come to my work with clients as a partner and a support. My specialties are in working with those experiencing grief and traumatic loss, anxiety, fertility challenges (especially as a visibly queer person), miscarriage, chronic suicidality, and self-injury. I approach my work through a relational lens, and I have an interest in narrative and Internal Family Systems frameworks. 

I received an Associate of Arts in English from the State College of Florida (2002), a Bachelor of Science in psychology, philosophy, and creative writing from East Tennessee State University (2005), and a Masters of  Social Work with a certificate in Trauma-Informed Practices from the Temple School of Social Work (2022). I am a certified QPR trainer and Alternatives to Suicide group facilitator.

Before I went to graduate school, I had careers in photography and suicide prevention advocacy. Before I had kids, my hobbies included Netflix marathons and live music. Now, my hobbies are mostly naps. I live with my children, dog (Dolly Parton), and cat (Betty White) on traditional Lənape Haki-nk (Lenni-Lenape) territory, colonially known as Philadelphia, PA.

PA LSW License #: SW139311

 

Why ‘Kintsugi’?

Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer combined with precious metals. The intention of this method is to highlight the beauty of brokenness and repair, identifying both as important aspects of the history of the object, rather than flaws to hide or disguise. The significance of kintsugi has roots in wabi-sabi, the Japanese philosophy of radical acceptance of the inherent nature of imperfection in life. With kintsugi, by emphasizing the cracks in the repair process, there is a valuing of the wear of an object and a recognition that being broken is simply a part of its story, rather than its end. Kintsugi as metaphor has been a touchstone in my work with folks impacted by oppression, chronic illness, disability, and trauma. As a mixed-race Japanese American, I hold these concepts as foundational to the perspective I bring to my practice.