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About My Clients
Do you feel overwhelmed when you reflect on the space between where you are and where you want to be? Do people often tell you how strong you are and how much you “have it together”? But then your internal experience is one of feeling like an imposter? Are you able to prioritize your emotional and physical needs? Do you feel like taking care of yourself is exhausting? I would like to help you unpack and process these thoughts and feelings and help you come up with coping strategies.
My Background and Approach
My approach is eclectic and comes from different therapeutic approaches - Humanistic, Cognitive and Psychodynamic. With the Humanistic approach, I am looking at the whole person and believe that you can achieve your potential and self-actualize. My use of DBT and CBT interventions are from a Cognitive lens, with the assumption that our thoughts influence our behavior and feelings. The Psychodynamic lens helps me understand the ways our family of origin impacts our adult lives and how powerful the therapeutic relationship can be tin bringing those dynamics into conscious awareness to facilitate change. These approaches mean nothing though, if the work is not individualized and tailored to you and your needs, which is why Intersectionality is at the core of what I bring to our therapy together. I also have training in EMDR and other somatic and body based approaches.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
As your therapist I do not have all the answers but I do know you are not broken and you do not need to be fixed. I believe we are all doing our best and that often mental health can be too focused on the individual, excluding the social, political and economic realities of our daily lives. I believe that cultivating self-compassion is one of the most powerful things we can do for ourselves. Taking responsibility for our feelings and behavior is important and can help us lead a more fulfilling life, but it doesn't necessarily change our political realities.