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.
I believe that it takes courage to share your most challenging life experiences with the hope of moving beyond them. We would work together to create a treatment experience that allows for effective change processes that will hopefully be lifelong.
I believe that it takes courage to share your most challenging life experiences with the hope of moving beyond them. We would work together to create a treatment experience that allows for effective change processes that will hopefully be lifelong.
I have over 36 years of experience working with a wide range of client concerns. I see myself as a guide in your process of meeting your personal needs. I believe that people can make changes in their lives with the right support and motivation.
Together we explore life experiences that are holding you back to help you identify the life you want to experience. We will work together to develop new skills to help you regulate your emotions and live in the present moment.
Together we explore life experiences that are holding you back to help you identify the life you want to experience. We will work together to develop new skills to help you regulate your emotions and live in the present moment.
I am trained in somatic approaches this means we will work on building a relationship between your mind and body. This may look like exploring sensations to learn when emotions are expressing themselves to help you develop skills to bring balance.
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.
One of the greatest things about Brainspotting is that one can process just about anything using it. One can work on a specific issues such as anger towards someone or a more general issue such as a sense of not feeling good enough.
One of the greatest things about Brainspotting is that one can process just about anything using it. One can work on a specific issues such as anger towards someone or a more general issue such as a sense of not feeling good enough.
Working from a bottom-up approach, clients process issues to obtain healing in their brain and body which leads to change in their psychology versus trying to change their psychology via talk, which is the top-down approach.