. . . . discover the real connections in your life; the opportunities for you to become a stronger, healthier, more virtuous person; how well you relate to self, others, and the world; and how you can be THE agent in all you think, feel, and do.
. . . . discover the real connections in your life; the opportunities for you to become a stronger, healthier, more virtuous person; how well you relate to self, others, and the world; and how you can be THE agent in all you think, feel, and do.
While I value the exploration of our motives, wishes, desires, hopes, and fears, and while I am very much a relationally-based clinician, I like to be practical and focus on the "now what?" of people's issues. Together we get to discover "the way."
Work towards achieving closure with past events, taking steps to plan wisely for the future, but most importantly, learning how to live more consciously and contently in the present.
Work towards achieving closure with past events, taking steps to plan wisely for the future, but most importantly, learning how to live more consciously and contently in the present.
I use a very rational and logical style of therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, that centers around the premise that our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are all interconnected.
figure out what’s most important to you, how to get it, and start removing obstacles one at a time. Our focus will be helping you stop fighting your body, getting relief from your life as it is, and/or simply embracing your true potential.
figure out what’s most important to you, how to get it, and start removing obstacles one at a time. Our focus will be helping you stop fighting your body, getting relief from your life as it is, and/or simply embracing your true potential.
we will be equal partners. My DBT background & humanistic framework combines processing/reframing of your experiences with learning coping strategies to help you deal with them in the future. I am also Health at Every Size (HAES) & trauma-informed.
I am excited to help you build confidence in creating a nourishing lifestyle that considers mind-body balance, self-care, hopefulness, and excitement while connecting to your genuine authentic self. I use an integrative, client specific approach.
I am excited to help you build confidence in creating a nourishing lifestyle that considers mind-body balance, self-care, hopefulness, and excitement while connecting to your genuine authentic self. I use an integrative, client specific approach.
Creating an unconditionally supportive, warm, empathic, and safe environment to explore the possibilities of change, strengths, limitations, obstacles, and relationship patterns is my number one priority.
use therapy as a powerful tool to help motivate differences in perception and behavior, no matter what chapter of life you happen to be in.
use therapy as a powerful tool to help motivate differences in perception and behavior, no matter what chapter of life you happen to be in.
With clinical experience in addiction and mental health treatment settings, I have worked with primarily adults coping with anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, life transitions, relationship challenges, addiction, mood and personality disorders.