Services
About My Clients
Clients can expect to feel heard, understood and accepted. Clients can also expected to be given, taught, and shown ways to identify and process their emotions. Clients can expect to be met with warmth and sincerity, but also to be challenged to grow and become more. I like to focus on not just the symptoms a person is experiencing, but also the roots. I like to learn and discover the 'why' behind why we do the things we do in relationships.
My Background and Approach
I often use a combination of evidence-based, Humanistic, and psychodynamic treatments. This helps us gain a better understanding of how the way we were raised by our primary caregivers in-turn affects our relationships as adults; we repeat what we were shown. I also like to discover the deeper meaning behind why we do the things we do using psychodynamic approaches.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
My hope is to create a safe space for clients in which we can explore the deeper rooted issues that can often be the source of our, anxiety, depression, sadness, low self-worth, etc. Counseling is the process of recognizing our pain and hurt (past and present), understanding the effects of that pain and hurt (as it relates to relationships, work, school, etc.), and making the necessary changes to stop the pain and hurt, and also promoting mental and emotional wellness. Psychologist Carl Jung once said, “I am not what happened to me, I am what I chose to become.” With that in mind, the hope and plan is to move towards one’s ideal, true self; moving from feeling stuck to feeling empowered.