Spend the necessary time exploring and nurturing parts of you in need of your presence, while collaborating on practical steps and direction in your life and relationships.
Spend the necessary time exploring and nurturing parts of you in need of your presence, while collaborating on practical steps and direction in your life and relationships.
My approach to treatment is down-to-earth, nonjudgmental, and compassionate; it is leveraged with a sense of practicality, insight, and directiveness.
Work to create healthier patterns of thought, behavior, and actions to increase happiness and to break free from unhealthy habits and ways of thinking. We will increase confidence by improving self-esteem and setting boundaries in relationships.
Work to create healthier patterns of thought, behavior, and actions to increase happiness and to break free from unhealthy habits and ways of thinking. We will increase confidence by improving self-esteem and setting boundaries in relationships.
My primary modality is person-centered therapy, meaning I will meet you wherever you are in your journey. I will point out potential harmful thoughts and patterns that could be hindering your growth, but my priority is making sure you feel heard.
Explore a broad range of concerns, both past and present, including life and work stress, relationship issues, and personal struggles with the goal to improve your overall quality of life.
Explore a broad range of concerns, both past and present, including life and work stress, relationship issues, and personal struggles with the goal to improve your overall quality of life.
Dr. Petrongolo believes in a collaborative style to treatment including cognitive behavioral approaches, supportive therapy, mindfulness, and principles of positive psychology.
Help you feel more accepting of yourself when you make mistakes, quiet your harsh inner critic so you feel less anxiety and shame, and increase your confidence to speak up instead of people-pleasing.
Help you feel more accepting of yourself when you make mistakes, quiet your harsh inner critic so you feel less anxiety and shame, and increase your confidence to speak up instead of people-pleasing.
We will work together to help you develop new, healthier habits so you feel like an upgraded version of yourself that is aligned with the person you want to be.
Identify what you value, what fulfills you, and what gives you a sense of purpose. From there, we will figure out what you can do to build the life (including the kind of relationships) you want.
Identify what you value, what fulfills you, and what gives you a sense of purpose. From there, we will figure out what you can do to build the life (including the kind of relationships) you want.
By helping you understand how you came to think, feel, and behave as you do now, we can cultivate self-acceptance, harness your strengths, develop effective coping skills, and help you live in a way that is congruent with your own values and goals.