Together, we address feelings of overwhelm and the struggle to prioritize self-care. By understanding the role of the autonomic nervous system in their emotions and thoughts, we explore triggers and learn effective techniques for feeling better.
Together, we address feelings of overwhelm and the struggle to prioritize self-care. By understanding the role of the autonomic nervous system in their emotions and thoughts, we explore triggers and learn effective techniques for feeling better.
I incorporate principles of the polyvagal theory that shows how the nervous system plays a big role in what we are feeling both physically and emotionally and how to keep ourselves from getting stuck in the fight or flight or freeze state.
Together, we will take a compassionate and nonjudgmental look at your experiences, behaviors, and relationships, and I will help you identify prominent themes and patterns arising across various contexts so that we can identify areas for change.
Together, we will take a compassionate and nonjudgmental look at your experiences, behaviors, and relationships, and I will help you identify prominent themes and patterns arising across various contexts so that we can identify areas for change.
My approach is collaborative, and I work closely with each client to create a unique experience that is tailored to their specific challenges and needs. My primary goals are to help clients better understand themselves and practice self-compassion.
Stabilize urgent issues such as suicidal thoughts, self-harm, basic needs. Explore how your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors make sense in the context of your history. Process grief and trauma. Learn new ways to manage emotions and relationships.
Stabilize urgent issues such as suicidal thoughts, self-harm, basic needs. Explore how your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors make sense in the context of your history. Process grief and trauma. Learn new ways to manage emotions and relationships.
I provide a place of acceptance, warmth, and safety, where you can share your story and feel understood. I focus on understanding you and helping you meet your goals. I invite feedback about whether therapy is meeting your needs and expectations.
My goal is to help folks gain insight, learn new coping strategies, and increase their self-confidence, self-compassion, and self-advocacy. We will discuss your concerns through the lens of your identities, lived experiences, and unique contexts.
My goal is to help folks gain insight, learn new coping strategies, and increase their self-confidence, self-compassion, and self-advocacy. We will discuss your concerns through the lens of your identities, lived experiences, and unique contexts.
We will begin by building a solid foundation of trust and safety. From there, we will collaboratively set therapy goals which will guide the interventions and approaches utilized. I utilize an integrative and flexible approach to therapy.
explore how your family, social locations and life experiences impact your areas of concern because as a culturally sensitive, social justice focused, LGBTQIA/poly affirmative, and kink-aware therapist, I believe this is important to the work.
explore how your family, social locations and life experiences impact your areas of concern because as a culturally sensitive, social justice focused, LGBTQIA/poly affirmative, and kink-aware therapist, I believe this is important to the work.
If you’re wanting someone with a direct approach who is focused on digging in with you to help identify and change unhelpful patterns, beliefs, and behaviors in your life and relationships, then I’m your person.