A custom site is useless if it doesn’t serve the people you want to reach.
With as many site building tools as there are practice management systems, why work with me?
Picture this scene:
You’re going to lunch with a friend. You get to the entrance and it’s up five steps. Your friend uses a wheelchair. The hostess tells you there’s an accessible entrance, but it’s around back in the alley. You’ve got to go all the way down the block to get there. You finally get in and you’re seated at a table with mismatched chairs (one of them is wobbly) and you notice the floor is a bit sticky on your shoes. There’s no menu so you’ve no way to know what to order and when you finally give up on the place and leave, you can’t find the door because the place is so cluttered and there’s no exit sign.
That sounds like nightmare dining, right?
Believe it or not, your website is no different. Your site serves as not only your reputation on the web, but it’s also a potntial client’s first impression of you. If it’s cluttered or messy, looks like it was designed for Geocities, or your site navigation is confusing or broken, it leaves a pretty bad impression on visitors.
Worse yet, if your site is inaccessible to visitors with disabilities, you risk not only turning them away but a possible lawsuit. And those accessibility tools that promise an easy, one-click fix? In web accessibility as in therapy, there’s no easy fix. Those plug-ins neither work nor do they protect you legally.
Where do I come in?
After spending over a decade working in tech and web accessibility, I realized it was sucking the life and creativity out of me, so I left and I’m now a graduate student (for the third time), pursuing my MA in Mental Health Counseling. Throughout my career, I’ve created award winning brands and websites, all rooted in being accessible by design. I have deep knowledge of what makes a successful website and I’m well-versed on the needs and pain points of therapists’ sites. You can have both an attractive site and an accessible, functional one. You just need someone that knows how to make them work together.
I also have an MA in English and an MFA in creative writing. When it comes to your online presence, I’m your one-stop shop.
My Secret Weapon
I’m autistic. How’s that a secret weapon for website creation? I’m a very visual thinker and I know how to visually arrange content in a memorable and easy-to-parse manner.
I pick up on patterns—behavior and design patterns—very quickly and implement them in my design process.
I notice everything and my attention to detail is unmatched and I put those skills to work on every project I take on.
There are things I’m very bad at. Social cues. Eating green foods. Knowing what to say and when. But there are also things that I’m very good at. Websites and accessibility are two of them.