Review your experiences in life and therapy and identify what is most important to you. We can create a structured approach to recovering from trauma or enhance coping skills and setting healthy boundaries.
Review your experiences in life and therapy and identify what is most important to you. We can create a structured approach to recovering from trauma or enhance coping skills and setting healthy boundaries.
Person-Centered, meaning that I want to meet my clients where they need me. I provide empathy, validation, and unconditional positive regard. I support individuals to focus on the solutions in life instead of the problems.
work together to discover the next best step. I view therapy like a car, where you're the driver and I ride passenger while I point out different things along the journey. This is your space, but you won't go alone.
work together to discover the next best step. I view therapy like a car, where you're the driver and I ride passenger while I point out different things along the journey. This is your space, but you won't go alone.
I utilize IFS parts work, somatic techniques, art, yoga/movement, and humor in my approach. My understanding of healing is that talking is one part of healing, but there are many different ways to share about ones experience.
work to understand the complexities of your problems followed by implementation of practical solutions and skills, all couched in a collaborative and nurturing environment. We'll be a team and I'll work hard to help you.
work to understand the complexities of your problems followed by implementation of practical solutions and skills, all couched in a collaborative and nurturing environment. We'll be a team and I'll work hard to help you.
I believe it's important to balance empathy with a focus on helping you create meaningful changes using concrete techniques that are shown effective through research. My goal is to teach you how to be your own psychologist (so-to-speak).
address the unique challenges faced by gay men, such as reconciling your identity and lived experiences. We also will focus on any relevant emotional and interpersonal challenges you might experience.
address the unique challenges faced by gay men, such as reconciling your identity and lived experiences. We also will focus on any relevant emotional and interpersonal challenges you might experience.
I like to support my patients where they are at presently, but also help prepare them for forward momentum. At times I may stir the pot and "call folks" out as necessary, while also validating their experiences for what they are worth.
Together we will work on empowering you, helping you feel inconceivably brave, unloading some of the pain you might have been carrying, helping you gain inner peace, & allowing yourself to be seen. Together we will unpack your life story.
Together we will work on empowering you, helping you feel inconceivably brave, unloading some of the pain you might have been carrying, helping you gain inner peace, & allowing yourself to be seen. Together we will unpack your life story.
My biggest takeaway from therapy was how crucial the therapeutic relationship is; so much more work, growth, and healing can be done when you feel safe with your therapist, when you feel they really see you and understand you.