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.
Discuss how you became the unique person that you are. We will explore tools that help you communicate both to yourself and others how you are changing. We will discuss what's important to you as you consider YOUR PAST, YOUR NOW, and YOUR FUTURE!
Discuss how you became the unique person that you are. We will explore tools that help you communicate both to yourself and others how you are changing. We will discuss what's important to you as you consider YOUR PAST, YOUR NOW, and YOUR FUTURE!
I believe that we are all experts when it comes to our own lives. What we need to move forward is not only within us, but around us in our interactions. Working with me you will uncover, reflect on, discover, and design experiences that grow you.
Clients should expect growth through their own work, and the ability to address sometimes difficult situations and material in order to advance from the good work done through therapeutic gains. Be willing to be uncomfortable to create what you want.
Clients should expect growth through their own work, and the ability to address sometimes difficult situations and material in order to advance from the good work done through therapeutic gains. Be willing to be uncomfortable to create what you want.
I use a direct, and affirming approach in order to address forward thinking and support clients in working toward meeting their goals. While it is necessary and significant to address the past, it is also essential to be able to move into the future.
enhance awareness in order to engage in higher-level reasoning and respond effectively to challenges.
enhance awareness in order to engage in higher-level reasoning and respond effectively to challenges.
I firmly believe in a collaborative approach to counseling, where clients actively participate in the therapeutic process. Therapy goes beyond understanding the reasons for seeking counseling; it involves acquiring new skills through education.
Work to identify strategies and techniques that can begin to offer some relief. We will also begin to alter problematic/less functional narratives that negatively impact your life. Self-compassion is a skill that I work on with almost every client.
Work to identify strategies and techniques that can begin to offer some relief. We will also begin to alter problematic/less functional narratives that negatively impact your life. Self-compassion is a skill that I work on with almost every client.
It is my responsibility to pay attention to the big picture- noting common themes that come up. Often concerns that we have present differently across different domains (work, home, etc.) but the emotional underpinnings and impact can be similar.