We can work towards building a happier and more fulfilling life. You are not alone in your mental health improvement or recovery. You have the right to feel safe, loved, and respected by others.
We can work towards building a happier and more fulfilling life. You are not alone in your mental health improvement or recovery. You have the right to feel safe, loved, and respected by others.
My therapeutic orientation is rooted in psychodynamic, behavioral therapy, person-centered, and postmodern (narrative and SFBT). On top of the talk therapy, I am also trained in EMDR and Brainspotting.
We can work to explore underlying issues in a safe and structured way to attempt to externalize, heal, regulate, make meaning of, and integrate past experiences.
We can work to explore underlying issues in a safe and structured way to attempt to externalize, heal, regulate, make meaning of, and integrate past experiences.
I enjoy working with a diverse population of individuals and couples.
decrease anxiety, anger, loneliness, self-criticism, cycles of fighting with partners and shitty relationships with others. I believe these experiences generally stem from traumatic, toxic, or abusive relationships and discrimination or oppression.
decrease anxiety, anger, loneliness, self-criticism, cycles of fighting with partners and shitty relationships with others. I believe these experiences generally stem from traumatic, toxic, or abusive relationships and discrimination or oppression.
I identify as a queer therapist and my specialty is working with trauma and attachment in the LGBTQ+ community. I am a super nerd for relationships. I am trauma informed, attachment focused, and really relational with my clients.
During our sessions, we will delve deeply into the issues at hand, and collaborate to create a plan for addressing them in a way that helps you improve your life. Most of my clients see a gradual lifting of symptoms within the first month.
During our sessions, we will delve deeply into the issues at hand, and collaborate to create a plan for addressing them in a way that helps you improve your life. Most of my clients see a gradual lifting of symptoms within the first month.
I often use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in my practice. In your first session, we'll explore what brought you to therapy and then decide the most appropriate ways to help you make progress.
unpack and process past trauma (childhood, intergenerational, racial), inner child healing, learn coping strategies, how to set healthy boundaries, improve relationship with yourself and with others, prevent burnout, gain self-compassion/acceptance
unpack and process past trauma (childhood, intergenerational, racial), inner child healing, learn coping strategies, how to set healthy boundaries, improve relationship with yourself and with others, prevent burnout, gain self-compassion/acceptance
I work from the inside out: learn to slow down, listen to your body's intuition, allow yourself to experience and express emotions, and become aware of your triggers and unhealthy patterns so you can come to a place of self-acceptance and compassion.