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.
My goal as a therapist is to provide a comfortable, collaborative space that will meet you wherever you are in your journey. We will work together to build self-awareness to promote lasting change and growth. .
My goal as a therapist is to provide a comfortable, collaborative space that will meet you wherever you are in your journey. We will work together to build self-awareness to promote lasting change and growth. .
I utilize an eclectic approach focusing on using tools that best serve the needs of each client with an emphasis on cultural humility and LGBTQ+ affirming care.
help you understand yourself better, clarify your values and make strides towards your desired life.
help you understand yourself better, clarify your values and make strides towards your desired life.
I am trained in many modalities, including ACT, DBT, and CBT, and utilize the approaches that work best for you. I am passionate about body liberation and work from a health at every size (HAES) framework.
Find your uniqueness! We'll uncover what sets you apart so you live in your full soul expression. We will look for sources of blocks: limiting beliefs, old traumas, stories you've inherited generations ago, and then intentionally release them!
Find your uniqueness! We'll uncover what sets you apart so you live in your full soul expression. We will look for sources of blocks: limiting beliefs, old traumas, stories you've inherited generations ago, and then intentionally release them!
I use a holistic approach. I lsee how things are connected: from your current struggles, your dreams, your beliefs, your physical well-being, your relationships. From the whole picture, we address the root block in order to create transformation.
Broad themes that I often discuss with clients include boundary work, patterns/roles in life and within relationships, and how the creative process can be included in the therapeutic work.
Broad themes that I often discuss with clients include boundary work, patterns/roles in life and within relationships, and how the creative process can be included in the therapeutic work.
I have a nondirective therapeutic style. I let my clients lead what they want to explore and talk about in session. I include the creative process and art making as an important tool for self expression and explorations of emotions.