Services
- Individual
About My Clients
Do you feel stuck in a vicious cycle of emotional pain and your struggle to fight it, run from it, or shove it away? If so, welcome to humanity. We are hardwired to respond to pain in ways that often lead to further problems. When that is compounded by difficult life events or other stressors, life can darken to the point that it feels impossible to escape. Fortunately, there are evidence-based tools that can help you untie the knot and lead your life in a way that aligns with your values.
My Background and Approach
I specialize in Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT). ACT builds on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) but adds mindfulness. ACT is more about noticing your thoughts and choosing not to engage, appreciating that thought is transient and neutral when allowed to simply pass. In a collaborative, non-judgmental environment we identify emotional pain, past or present, that prevents your most deeply held priorities from being at the center of your life. We then address that pain with the tenderness and respect needed for healing to occur.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I believe that the only limit to your capacity for healing is your level of willingness. People tend to be happiest when they center their lives on what is most important to them. I believe in giving people space to make their own decisions about what those things are. I am a practicing member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but I am happy to work with you regardless of your religious affiliation (or lack thereof!). My focus is how to be as helpful to you as possible, not on the labels that others (or yourself! may have given you.