Services
- Individual
About My Clients
My clients are often self-aware, introspective, and looking for someone who can work with complexity. Many are late-diagnosed neurodivergent adults, dealing with overlapping mood/anxiety/OCD/trauma problems, or navigating questions about meaning and identity that don't have simple answers. I work well with people who seeking direct, evidence-based approaches that aren't rigid, but integrates your lived experience alongside clinical expertise.
My Background and Approach
I have a PhD in Clinical Psychology, where my research and training focused on how we categorize and assess personality and mental health conditions. Based on my research training, my clinical approach goes beyond diagnostic categories to focus on the mechanisms and factors that cut across diagnoses to create and maintain problems in your life. This approach is particularly useful when you're dealing with multiple overlapping problems or when previous treatments addressed symptoms but missed underlying patterns. I am trained in multiple evidence-based approaches including DBT, ACT, and trauma-informed frameworks, but I use techniques flexibly based on what fits for you rather than following manuals rigidly. I pull from multiple modalities strategically depending on what you need, whether that's practicing concrete skills or understanding long-standing patterns. I am neurodivergent-affirming and flexible with scheduling and communication.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I value intellectual honesty and humility, as well as collaboration over hierarchy. I'm against forced positivity in therapy; if you're angry, hopeless, or exhausted, that's okay, and we work from there. I care about empirical rigor while recognizing research has limitations, and that clinical psychology has historically pathologized certain differences.