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About My Clients
The clients I work with are motivated to work toward their goals and are willing to go to hard places to do so. I work with ages 14 and up - my practice is focused on teens, young adults & families. My clients often present struggling with anxiety, panic, or depression, and are influenced by or concerned with fitting the mold that society asks them to fit. Others are impacted by past trauma. I help my clients break free of the molds, find authenticity, and discover passion and purpose in life.
My Background and Approach
I am an Emotion-Focused therapist, which means I believe that emotions are a powerful piece of the puzzle of our internal landscape. To complete the puzzle, I also draw on Attachment Theory, Intergenerational Family Therapy, IFS (Internal Family Systems), DBT, CBT, Mindfulness, Spirituality and earth/nature-based healing. I believe that our pasts and our surroundings heavily influence our current experience. Understanding these influences can be powerful, eye opening, challenging, and even scary. I'm here to remind you, you're worth it. I bring my full and authentic self to therapy and I believe that a positive, trusting, open and safe therapeutic relationship (our relationship) is essential to successful outcomes in therapy. My first goal will always be to connect with you authentically and create safety in our relationship. Safety is not an objective state, and my job is to ensure the environment we create together feels authentically safe. This allows us to explore and dive deep.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I believe in the interconnection of life. As humans we form our world view based on our experiences, stories, and relationships. Let's be real... The world can feel like a really difficult and scary place to live right now, especially for those who have marginalized identities. I stand firm in my values of anti-racism, LGBTQ affirmation, body positivity and beauty at any size, anti-hate, anti-ableism, and valuing/affirming neurodiversity. I strive to confront and dismantle systems and societal narratives that make and keep humanity sick and keep my clients stuck. I've spent significant time working with teens, young folx, couples, and families in helping them break through barriers and break out of boxes and cycles that make them feel trapped and hopeless. I have done this both as a therapist and in community-based non-profits where I provided support and mentorship. I am committed to community engagement and consider community and connection to be essential to human wellness.