Dr. A. Bartko is a dedicated psychologist who believes that seeking a meaningful space for healing and discovery is a crucial choice. Utilizing curiosity, warmth, and honesty, Dr. Bartko collaborates with clients to connect their histories, relationships, and environments to their current challenges and future aspirations. Recognizing the context of individual stories, Dr. Bartko aims to identify oppression-based barriers and explore the environmental impacts through an anti-oppressive and liberation lens. The focus is on creating an empowering atmosphere where clients can express their pain, learn new coping strategies, and grow into their most authentic selves. With a special interest and experience in working with LGBTQIA+ individuals, trauma survivors, polyamorous, consensual non-monogamous (CNM), and kink/BDSM relationships, as well as neurodivergent individuals and artists, Dr. Bartko accommodates a variety of concerns including identity development, depression, anxiety, relationships, substance use, and self-harm. Dr. Bartko welcomes individuals from all backgrounds and lived experiences, fostering a co-created space that challenges dominant narratives and counteracts oppressive systems such as racism, transphobia, homophobia, classism, and ableism.