Therapy should involve collaboration and consent; the client has a right to both be a recipient as well as a influencer within the therapeutic relationship. My job is to act as guide while you are empowered to tackle both inner & outer barriers.
Therapy should involve collaboration and consent; the client has a right to both be a recipient as well as a influencer within the therapeutic relationship. My job is to act as guide while you are empowered to tackle both inner & outer barriers.
From Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Somatic Therapy and Trauma-Sensitive mindfulness practices, to the creative arts, and attachment-based systems work, I love to make my methods as individualized/special as those who seek my services.
Step one, figure out what is fueling the grimy pond. A mentor once told me, “If you don’t know where you are going, how do you know when you get there?” Step two is identifying what you want your clear pond to look like.
Step one, figure out what is fueling the grimy pond. A mentor once told me, “If you don’t know where you are going, how do you know when you get there?” Step two is identifying what you want your clear pond to look like.
I like analogies... you are currently sitting in a pond full of grime and slime, no wildlife in sight, and the water is muddy brown. This is what life looks like following hard seasons, bad childhoods, or rough relationships.
We will identify patterns that have helped you in the past and may not be serving you now and develop new skills so that you are able to gently move toward living a more fulfilling life aligned with your values.
We will identify patterns that have helped you in the past and may not be serving you now and develop new skills so that you are able to gently move toward living a more fulfilling life aligned with your values.
I utilize an integrative approach and draw from a variety of modalities to fit the needs of individuals including ACT, CBT, and IFS.
Help you gain more insight to yourself, your symptoms and why they may be happening, examining how larger influences around you may be negatively and/or positively impacting how you're feeling, and help you gain more skills for managing concerns.
Help you gain more insight to yourself, your symptoms and why they may be happening, examining how larger influences around you may be negatively and/or positively impacting how you're feeling, and help you gain more skills for managing concerns.
My approach is ideal for long-term health, preferring to do the deeper work often needed for holistic, lasting change rather than short fixes! I enjoy utilizing humor, and creative approaches to therapy, providing balance and support within our work.
collaborate to address your goals in counseling which may include sensitive areas such as autism, religious concerns, sexual & gender identities, unwanted sexual behaviors, complex family relationships, or general mental health concerns.
collaborate to address your goals in counseling which may include sensitive areas such as autism, religious concerns, sexual & gender identities, unwanted sexual behaviors, complex family relationships, or general mental health concerns.
I specialize in offering short-term care designed to provide you with the skills, insights, and resources needed to begin making meaningful changes now instead of after months or years of therapy in a safe supportive therapeutic relationship.