Equity Centered Model of Care
We are committed to the vision of a community that meets its members’ basic needs and supports overall wellness, well-being, and rest.
Theory & Approach to Change
Theory & Approach to Change
We are practitioners of Emergent Strategy, which is a strategy for building patterns and systems of change through relatively small interactions. It is a practice in how we intentionally change in ways that grow our capacity to embody the just and liberated worlds for which we long; and additionally strengthens our imaginations and the capacity to think beyond the limitations of socialization – beyond competition, beyond binaries, and beyond linear, and short-term outcomes.
Our approach is through the lens and framework of Transformative Justice. Transformative Justice is a series of practices and philosophies focused on creating change in social systems. The practice promotes the framework that interpersonal harm reflects systemic and institutional dimensions of oppression.
TJ engages the practice and/or social environment as the focus for change, often considering the following areas:
Assessing critical organizational areas
Individual leadership roles
Power structure
Designing interventions that support sustainable transformation.
while centering these three core beliefs:
Individual and collective liberation are equally important, mutually supportive, and fundamentally intertwined.
The conditions that allow oppression and exclusion to occur must be transformed to achieve justice in individual and collective experiences of oppression.
Systemic responses to oppression not only fail to advance individual and collective justice, but also condone and perpetuate cycles of oppression, discrimination, and marginalization.
Equity Centered Pricing
Equity-Centered Pricing - This trust-based model sets prices that offer equity and sustainability as a practice of Transformative Justice. Through this version of mutual aid, both practitioners and clients can be supported. Considerations include financial background, generational wealth, identity, and situational circumstances that may impact a client’s ability to pay.
Equity Tiers [downloadable version]
Redistribution: Full Cost + 25 - 50% increase (for those who can afford it, the extra cost covers the difference for those in other categories - aka wealth distribution!
Full Cost: $225 - $300 Sustaining: $150 - $200 Solidarity: $100 - $150 Collective: $50 - $75 (limited availability) Community: $20 - $25 (limited availability)
Considerations when choosing your tier:
1. Are you and your family homeowners or landowners? (This question does not apply to those who are Native or Indigenous)
2. Are you Black, Brown, Indigenous (BIPOC)?
3. Are you transgender/nonbinary/gender non-conforming or otherwise identify under the trans umbrella?
4. Have you attended private education institutions, or do you have an advanced degree?
5. Are you able to make minimum payments on bills or credit cards?
6. Have you been able to easily access and afford health insurance for yourself and your family members?
7. Do you have zero to no debt/or do you have disposable income?
8. Do you have a safety net composed of “financially stable” or wealthy family and friends?
9. Do you have U.S. Citizenship?
10. Does your income only support you, and no other loved ones?
11. Have you or do you expect to inherit money or property?
12. Have you or could you have attended college and/or graduate school?
13. Do you have an employer or other sponsorship opportunity to pay for your care? (We will provide an employer/sponsor-centered letter upon request.)
14. Are you currently a student?
Key:
Redistribution: Yes to 10-14 questions Full Cost: Yes to 8-11 questions Sustain: Yes to 6-9 questions Solidarity: Yes to 4-7 questions Collective: Yes to 3-6 questions Community: Yes to 0 questions
*Equity Centered Model of Care is specific to those seeking 1:1 Somatic Therapy services.