Services
- Individual
- Adolescent/Teen
About My Clients
If you are feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or alone, I hope you will allow me to help you bring your most authentic self into your life and relationships, nurture your internal resources, and develop new ways of being in the world that feel better to you.
My Background and Approach
I work from a humanistic and relational psychoanalytic perspective, but I believe in tailoring therapy to fit you. My style is collaborative, warm, and inquisitive. Each person is unique and each therapy is something we create together, through a process of elaborating a trusting relationship where you can take interpersonal risks that may initially feel like too much outside the therapy room, explore your inner life & past experiences, identify and address patterns that are feeding what you are dealing with today, and find new ways to manage pain in your life. Symptoms are often creative adaptations to our circumstances - ways to manage pain, stay connected to people we love, or get through our day-to-day. Maybe you know you have outgrown some of these strategies or that they are hurting you, but aren’t sure how to stop or what else will work. One of the wonderful things about therapy is having a partner to help you get unstuck and imagine other possibilities for yourself.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
We are all born with the capacity to grow, change and adapt to our circumstances, and we all have vulnerabilities and sources of strength and resilience. Growth and change are a lifelong process. You are not a diagnosis. DSM categories and diagnoses are descriptions of symptoms and patterns, but they do not explain why you feel the way you do or how to move forward. Maybe you have been told that you are too much, or that you should "get over it." I believe that how you feel makes sense in light of your experiences - we're all doing the best we can do to cope with an unjust world. If any of this resonates with you, please feel free to reach out to me with any questions you have about working together or to schedule a consultation call.