Balance exploring your symptoms with the connection these might have to deeper, more profound concerns. Often our distress stems from or feeds into life’s big questions that we all face – meaning, purpose, isolation, freedom, responsibility, death.
Balance exploring your symptoms with the connection these might have to deeper, more profound concerns. Often our distress stems from or feeds into life’s big questions that we all face – meaning, purpose, isolation, freedom, responsibility, death.
I intentionally choose not to shy away from the darker, scarier, uglier parts of life with my clients. At times, life is painful and messy. As much as we might want to avoid the pain and mess, people are much better off trying to embrace it.
Explore your deeper thoughts and emotions, discover your true values, build resilience, and unlock your potential in a safe and non-judgmental space, valuing humor, humility, genuineness, and an authentic, supportive relationship.
Explore your deeper thoughts and emotions, discover your true values, build resilience, and unlock your potential in a safe and non-judgmental space, valuing humor, humility, genuineness, and an authentic, supportive relationship.
I use DBT, mindfulness-based CBT, and compassion-focused therapy to tailor a healing and empowering experience, prioritizing your values and authentic self.
work together to identify core values, goals, beliefs, and how to manage intense emotions that prevent you from living your healthiest life.
work together to identify core values, goals, beliefs, and how to manage intense emotions that prevent you from living your healthiest life.
I utilize evidence based practices and consider clients part of the treatment process.
Identify uncomfortable emotions like anxiety, guilt, shame, disappointment. Learn how these emotions are impacting your behaviors. Build skills to regulate these emotions, challenge unhelpful thoughts, and move towards your values and goals.
Identify uncomfortable emotions like anxiety, guilt, shame, disappointment. Learn how these emotions are impacting your behaviors. Build skills to regulate these emotions, challenge unhelpful thoughts, and move towards your values and goals.
I used evidenced based approaches including CBT and DBT to increase tolerance of difficult or uncomfortable emotions, learn skills to better regulate these emotions, identify unhelpful thinking patterns, and work towards your therapy goals
We will develop new insights and self awareness. This might include clarifying values, understanding relationship dynamics, or recognizing the impact past experiences have on current functioning. New insights provide direction for needed change.
We will develop new insights and self awareness. This might include clarifying values, understanding relationship dynamics, or recognizing the impact past experiences have on current functioning. New insights provide direction for needed change.
My approach to therapy is client centered and begins with a conversation to get to know you, your history, identities, struggles and strengths. Therapy begins as you are able to trust me and the process and honestly share your thoughts and feelings.