discuss themes related to: childhood sexual abuse and/or sexual abuse in adulthood, chronic lifelong anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms like unmanageable obsessions or compulsive behaviors that are distracting and interfering.
discuss themes related to: childhood sexual abuse and/or sexual abuse in adulthood, chronic lifelong anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms like unmanageable obsessions or compulsive behaviors that are distracting and interfering.
I use therapy approaches that help teach clients specific skills they need to truly heal from early-life trauma, anxiety, OCD, and substance use disorders. I use a combination of skills-building, making sense of life events, and structured treatment
Work to help you let go of old fears or conditioning that hold you back from feeling truly comfortable with yourself. We'll identify subtle sources of self-judgment that create suffering for you, and work to heal these on a deep level.
Work to help you let go of old fears or conditioning that hold you back from feeling truly comfortable with yourself. We'll identify subtle sources of self-judgment that create suffering for you, and work to heal these on a deep level.
I'll create an experience and space that is safe for you. I'll help you let go of old fears or conditioning from the culture that hold you back from feeling worthy. I do NOT focus on, 'What is wrong with you?' I ask, 'What has happened to you?'
help you get more aligned with your values, goals, and passionate pursuits. When people are not feeling or doing well, it's typical to become less aligned with those aspects. Therapy aims to get people more aligned as to feel and do better.
help you get more aligned with your values, goals, and passionate pursuits. When people are not feeling or doing well, it's typical to become less aligned with those aspects. Therapy aims to get people more aligned as to feel and do better.
I am trained in a variety of cognitive-behavioral-based therapies, a proven approach to changing thinking patterns and behaviors in a limited number of sessions.
We'll explore your past experiences and how you came to be the person you are today. We'll understand the meaning behind your difficulties and what can be gained from them, and we'll process emotions left over from unresolved grief and trauma.
We'll explore your past experiences and how you came to be the person you are today. We'll understand the meaning behind your difficulties and what can be gained from them, and we'll process emotions left over from unresolved grief and trauma.
I don't think you're sick or broken, but there are probably areas of your life needing care and understanding. I take a holistic approach, meaning we include what comes up in mind, heart, and body. I love working with metaphor, images, and dreams.
Identify your "whys" and "hows." I’ve had the honor of working with people who have experienced unimaginable loss and pain, and no one needed to be "fixed." Good therapy helps you to discover what is most important to you, and to live as if it is.
Identify your "whys" and "hows." I’ve had the honor of working with people who have experienced unimaginable loss and pain, and no one needed to be "fixed." Good therapy helps you to discover what is most important to you, and to live as if it is.
I work within an ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) framework which helps clients use their personal values as motivation for the sometimes very difficult work of change.