Services
- Individual
- Couples
- Family
- Adolescent/Teen
- Group
About My Clients
Maybe coming to therapy is an intuitive, easy next step for you. You know and trust yourself and know what you need from therapy. Or maybe you’re more tentative about this whole “therapy” thing. Life has, perhaps, taught you that trust is precious – that relationships can burn and reaching out for support could be dangerous. You may have even gotten the message not to believe in yourself or that self-advocacy isn’t okay. Well, surprise, I trust you and your inner wisdom and self-knowledge.
My Background and Approach
My clinical approach is guided by a core belief that everyone can experience meaningful connection and a deeply rewarding life. Uncomfortable stories won’t scare me away. You aren’t what happened to you and you aren’t the choices you wish you could change. Whether navigating the lasting impact of trauma, finding yourself powerless in a situation, or coping with the consequences of past mistakes, it’s common to feel controlled by feelings of shame, fear, confusion, hopelessness, and angst. In our process together, you’re safe to unpack difficult situations. Your experiences have imprinted ideas on you about who you are, what you can achieve, and whether you’re deserving of the relationships, career, and life you want. Context always matters and seldom does anything have only one cause, or just one solution. I will offer you an unconditionally open space, free of judgment and assumption, to share openly so we can define new narratives to move forward in ways that better serve you.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
~Keeping my caseload small, so all clients get my best and everyone gets 100%. ~Not pretending if I don’t know something. “Fake it ‘til you make it” is NOT my motto. Instead, I will do the research, reach out for expert consults (with confidentiality protected, of course), and deepen my clinical knowledge on your behalf. ~Centering you, not just as the expert on yourself, but as a wise and worthwhile individual who has what you need within you. ~Yielding and listening, especially when you’re sharing about something that I’ve missed in our work together. Whether it’s a piece of your story or experience I didn’t quite get or a layer of your identity I might not have understood, I am here for all of it - for you as a whole person. ~Committing that if you’re of a community, ethnicity, identity, or culture of which I need to build greater understanding, that I will never pressure you to use your session to teach me. I invite every layer of you to session to BE, not to perform.