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About My Clients
I am passionate about working with adults, adolescents/teens and couples to address anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship problems, grief, life adjustments, body image, and other concerns. I affirm all gender, sexual, and cultural identities and ability statuses.
My Background and Approach
What images and atmosphere does your mind conjure when you think about therapy? In the space we will inhabit together, envision reciprocal conversation, curiosity, and humor. I recognize that vulnerability cannot be demanded but is earned, and validating your experiences and comfort level are always priorities of mine. I utilize Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) principles to explore what your core values are and consider ways to integrate them into daily life. Moreover, in alignment with Psychodynamic Theory, I believe the therapeutic relationship itself can serve as a healing force. Reflection on how to transcend insights gained in the room to your external relationships is a goal of my practice. Ultimately, I believe you are the expert on your own life and therapy should serve as a facilitative force and mirror to your own resilience.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
While some approach therapy with a “corrective lens”, I endorse a holistic and relational approach that disentangles unwanted thoughts, behaviors, and feelings and supports your authoring of new and empowering self-narratives. Through compassion, attunement, and mutuality, I hope to create an affirming realm to tend to harmful experiences and promote movement towards your goals. The root of the word “therapy” is therapeia, one translation of which is “an attendance”. I consider therapy an opportunity to collaboratively dialogue about relationships and yourself with the promise of non-judgmental attendance to your words, emotions, and values. Too often we are fed prescriptive messages from society or others about the “right” way to heal or grow. In this space, we will uncover your narrative and explore the people and experiences that have shaped you with the goal of achieving a greater sense of connectedness, clarity, and well-being.