work to help you heal from past traumas, build resiliency to deal with change and loss, and move forward into a future filled with hope and new possibilities.
work to help you heal from past traumas, build resiliency to deal with change and loss, and move forward into a future filled with hope and new possibilities.
I use a direct, reality-based approach that holds you accountable for change. If you are willing to challenge your thinking and embrace change, you will build the resiliency that you need in order to face difficult life circumstances.
explore what is troubling you, come up with a plan to improve your situation, and work on the plan collaboratively. I find it's always better to go through difficult situations when you have as much support as possible.
explore what is troubling you, come up with a plan to improve your situation, and work on the plan collaboratively. I find it's always better to go through difficult situations when you have as much support as possible.
I highly value empathy, giving you time to express yourself, and utilizing evidenced-based practices to help you improve your situation. This often involves things to work on outside of therapy.
Try on old patterns like clothes in a closet to see if they still fit. This is a practice space, a place of creation and brainstorming new ways of being who you want to be. Let yourself say the things that you've needed to hear yourself say.
Try on old patterns like clothes in a closet to see if they still fit. This is a practice space, a place of creation and brainstorming new ways of being who you want to be. Let yourself say the things that you've needed to hear yourself say.
We'll examine the stories that you tell yourself that hold you back and keep you stuck. We'll learn to manage feelings and how we judge ourselves for them. We'll shift perspective on the values that we subscribe to and develop new skills to cope.
work through self-criticism, perfectionism, & shame; shift automatic reactions into mindful & intentional choices; help you cope with pain, loss, anxiety, & trauma; And more effectively ask for what you want while saying no to what you don't want.
work through self-criticism, perfectionism, & shame; shift automatic reactions into mindful & intentional choices; help you cope with pain, loss, anxiety, & trauma; And more effectively ask for what you want while saying no to what you don't want.
My goal is to provide a safe, authentic, and collaborative space for you to better understand yourself and your goals, determine what is working for you and what may not be, and for you to feel emboldened to approach life in new and meaningful ways!
We will journey together at your pace, not mine, to help ease your distress. I work from a humanistic orientation weaving together psychoeducation, EMDR, CBT, Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Psychoanalytic Therapy.
We will journey together at your pace, not mine, to help ease your distress. I work from a humanistic orientation weaving together psychoeducation, EMDR, CBT, Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Psychoanalytic Therapy.
With me you'll experience an empathetic, healing, understanding, authentic, and trusting spirit who accepts and celebrates you as you are. I also provide incredible wit, sass, humor, and a spirit of compassionate directness.