As someone who grew up in unstable socio-political circumstances and as an immigrant, I have reinvented myself many times, and I can help you do the same. I am a fierce fighter for social justice and a supporter of oppressed people.
As someone who grew up in unstable socio-political circumstances and as an immigrant, I have reinvented myself many times, and I can help you do the same. I am a fierce fighter for social justice and a supporter of oppressed people.
I am a bilingual (English/Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian) therapist. I offer culturally informed therapy and acknowledge individual, intergenerational, historical, racial, and social trauma. These traumas are often at the root of modern human issues.
work on assisting you in living your best life and in learning skills to improve your quality of life. Many individuals I work with seek and find support related to anxiety, stress, depression, adjustment challenges, trauma, as well as grief and loss
work on assisting you in living your best life and in learning skills to improve your quality of life. Many individuals I work with seek and find support related to anxiety, stress, depression, adjustment challenges, trauma, as well as grief and loss
I am highly adept at building trust and safety when working with clients. I'm deeply passionate about clinical work and use evidence-based practice and research to inform my clinical work. I feel genuinely grateful to do this work.
We will explore the narratives that you hold about yourself and life. We will create a shared space of safety and will work to connect authentically to emotions. We will reflect on how life's experiences and systems impact understanding and healing.
We will explore the narratives that you hold about yourself and life. We will create a shared space of safety and will work to connect authentically to emotions. We will reflect on how life's experiences and systems impact understanding and healing.
I use games and storytelling to help build understanding, confidence, and connection. I offer culturally-humble care, providing individual therapy specialized in trauma work, and in therapeutically-applied role-playing game group therapy.
Identify uncomfortable emotions like anxiety, guilt, shame, disappointment. Learn how these emotions are impacting your behaviors. Build skills to regulate these emotions, challenge unhelpful thoughts, and move towards your values and goals.
Identify uncomfortable emotions like anxiety, guilt, shame, disappointment. Learn how these emotions are impacting your behaviors. Build skills to regulate these emotions, challenge unhelpful thoughts, and move towards your values and goals.
I used evidenced based approaches including CBT and DBT to increase tolerance of difficult or uncomfortable emotions, learn skills to better regulate these emotions, identify unhelpful thinking patterns, and work towards your therapy goals
Help you find relief, process pain, and improve your overall mental health. Together we will work towards lasting solutions.
Help you find relief, process pain, and improve your overall mental health. Together we will work towards lasting solutions.
My approach is rooted in authenticity, compassion, and evidence-based practice. I believe that through trust and collaboration we can improve your quality of life in the ways that matter most to you.