Therapy will focus on setting boundaries, assertiveness, conflict resolution and recognizing unhealthy relationship patterns. We will also examine intergenerational trauma and messages internalized about skin color/shade, hair texture and body type.
Therapy will focus on setting boundaries, assertiveness, conflict resolution and recognizing unhealthy relationship patterns. We will also examine intergenerational trauma and messages internalized about skin color/shade, hair texture and body type.
Individual therapy techniques include DBT, CBT and healthy relationship skill building. Skill building includes assertiveness training, conflict-resolution, overcoming chronic people pleasing and setting healthy boundaries with others.
As a therapist, I offer an open, non-judgmental space where you can speak honestly about your thoughts and experiences while skills building and working towards your personal goals.
As a therapist, I offer an open, non-judgmental space where you can speak honestly about your thoughts and experiences while skills building and working towards your personal goals.
My therapeutic approach is collaborative. Some styles of therapy I tend to incorporate are Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Somatic Therapy, Emotion-focused therapy, Strength-based therapy, Internal Family Systems, Mindfulness-Based Therapy.
Find ways for you to better manage stress and painful feelings, examine and challenge unhelpful thinking, explore new ways of experiencing pleasure, communicate more effectively, and enjoy better sex.
Find ways for you to better manage stress and painful feelings, examine and challenge unhelpful thinking, explore new ways of experiencing pleasure, communicate more effectively, and enjoy better sex.
I work with people in the kink, LGBTQIA+, and non-monogamous communities to address performance anxieties, desire discrepancies, use of sex/porn or substances, confusion about sexuality, relationship conflict, and communication issues.
Together, we will explore not just the challenges you may be facing, but also the strengths and unique perspectives you bring to the table. Above all, know that I will meet you exactly where you are in your journey.
Together, we will explore not just the challenges you may be facing, but also the strengths and unique perspectives you bring to the table. Above all, know that I will meet you exactly where you are in your journey.
I understand that stepping into therapy might come with a mix of reluctance or doubt, whether fueled by personal curiosity or a nudge from a partner - I embrace it all. Rest assured, I am here to meet you wherever you are in your journey.
Explore the specifics of your story to get to the root as to why your mental health is the way it is, find what you need in order to move out of old distressing patterns and into new paths of wellbeing, and nourish your authenticity.
Explore the specifics of your story to get to the root as to why your mental health is the way it is, find what you need in order to move out of old distressing patterns and into new paths of wellbeing, and nourish your authenticity.
My approach is LGBTQIA+ affirmative and trauma informed. I see mental health experiences as natural reactions to your environment- your nervous system is reacting this way for a reason, and I will help lead you in an inquiry to figure out why.