create a safe and non-judgmental space where you are free to explore your inner world. We will work to understand your experiences--your difficulties, fears, desires, dreams, and fantasies. Together we will increase your ability to adapt.
create a safe and non-judgmental space where you are free to explore your inner world. We will work to understand your experiences--your difficulties, fears, desires, dreams, and fantasies. Together we will increase your ability to adapt.
imagination is an invaluable part of therapy, whether you are a child or an adult. I currently run the Fellowship, City Counseling Center’s therapeutic Dungeons and Dragons group for children ages 9 to 13. I work with adults, teens, and kids.
Build coping mechanisms to help navigate life's challenges and be the person you desire to be.
Build coping mechanisms to help navigate life's challenges and be the person you desire to be.
Using a collaborative approach, the relationship I build with my patients is the foundation for treatment and is vital for implementing positive change and growth. I look forward to working along side you as you reexamine your life.
Increase your ability to cope with your circumstances, build self-advocacy skills, and help you meet your needs through goal setting.
Increase your ability to cope with your circumstances, build self-advocacy skills, and help you meet your needs through goal setting.
I work from a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Solution Focused lens, which helps you make changes to meet your goals. I'm also a Board Certified Art Therapist and offer art therapy sessions in addition to traditional talk therapy.
We change when something is emotionally important. We will explore what gets your attention and use that energy to your advantage. Self-Care can be challenging but we have to get it in there somehow. Alienation, anger, fear, hurt, guilt can haunt us.
We change when something is emotionally important. We will explore what gets your attention and use that energy to your advantage. Self-Care can be challenging but we have to get it in there somehow. Alienation, anger, fear, hurt, guilt can haunt us.
When we drive we have blind spots. When we live we have blind spots. To improve awareness we will explore your inner world, feel it, think about it, give it words or images and be creative thinkers. We can use books, movies, dreams or music to help.
We will identify how past experiences influence your current thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. We will explore what areas of your life are most difficult and create goals. We will develop tangible skills and strategies to help you heal.
We will identify how past experiences influence your current thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. We will explore what areas of your life are most difficult and create goals. We will develop tangible skills and strategies to help you heal.
I used a trauma-informed collaborative approach to healing. I use a combination of DBT, ACT, IFS, and Psychodynamic approaches. I show up as my genuine and authentic self and strive to create a safe, non-judgmental space for all individuals.