Services
- Individual
- Couples
About My Clients
My clients often feel disconnected from themselves and their emotions. They are often quite self-critical despite their high-achieving nature. I tend to be a good fit for LGBTQ+ folks, college/graduate students, and young adults struggling with anxiety, identity development, or stressful life transitions. I tend not to be a good fit for folks who are seeking trauma-focused therapy (e.g., DBT). I am also trained in emotionally-focused couples therapy and specialize in working with queer couples.
My Background and Approach
Psychotherapy is an opportunity to explore your past, present, and future. I work collaboratively with clients to understand your unique patterns of thinking, feeling, and relating to yourself and others. We will explore how relationships, sociocultural systems, and unconscious psychic material have shaped both your past and your present experiences. This often involves exploratory and insight-oriented work, although I also will teach more structured skills to manage distress in your everyday life as needed. I bring a sense of curiosity, warmth, and humor to my work and I invite you to bring your authentic self to the room as well.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
Learning to understand, express, and care for yourself is a radical act. Working towards this in psychotherapy can be humbling and difficult at times, as it requires you to look honestly at yourself and take responsibility for your own healing process. This may involve accepting things that we do not approve of, whether that is a personal shortcoming, mistreatment from others, or living within oppressive systems. However, this acceptance does not mean that we do not also work to change those factors. Acceptance allows you to draw an accurate map--roadblocks and all--with which to navigate your future.