Services
About My Clients
The typical clients I work with are high-functioning in many areas of life yet also experience symptoms that feel difficult to manage. Whether the problem is conflicting emotions and thoughts, feelings of worthlessness and hopelessness, or nagging feelings of self-doubt despite finding a great job or relationship, there is a solution. I am here to help you get there. When we gather up the courage to work through our past by being vulnerable with another human, we can begin to heal.
My Background and Approach
I am an EMDR certified therapist and use a relational approach to EMDR psychotherapy as my primary treatment modality. I offer Ketamine-Assisted EMDR Therapy™ for established clients who may benefit from the potential benefits that ketamine in conjunction with EMDR can potentially provide. I am also trained in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) which is an evidence-based, trauma-focused cognitive therapy, specifically for the treatment for PTSD. I utilize elements of cognitive, existential, systemic, mindfulness, and compassion-focused therapies. My style is relational in that I’m actively participating in the session in an empathic and transparent way. I genuinely want to learn about your unique experience so I can better understand. I like to bring humor and levity to sessions, along with honesty and directness. I care about and do my best to create a safe space for clients by providing culturally responsive care. I am neurodiversity affirming and LGBTQIA+ affirming.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I believe that anyone can heal given the right conditions, which are unique to the individual. I feel that it’s imperative that the therapeutic relationship be the right fit in order to achieve the goals that you have for therapy. I strive to create the conditions of safety and trust within the therapeutic relationship, so that deeper change can occur, beyond symptom reduction. I don't want to help you put multiple band aids on something that would benefit from surgery-- let's do deep work! I believe diagnosis can be helpful for understanding yet can also be pathologizing. I believe the current capitalist system in which we are forced to live/survive is largely at the root of why people experience mental health distress. I believe your rage or other emotions about what is happening in the world are a valid and normal response to an unacceptable situation.