Services
- Individual
About My Clients
Take a deep breath. You may have not taken a full, life filling breath in a long time. You may be too anxious about your work deadlines, missing the free time you had to rest or have some fun. You may be disappointed in your dating relationships, friendships, or constantly angry with your family. You may not tell anyone how many drinks you had at happy hour, or sneak hits from your drug of choice. Shame about all of these troubles may be clouding your judgement of yourself, and you want relief.
My Background and Approach
I am passionate about working with adults through challenges that may be introduced via life transitions, relationship issues, grief and loss, trauma, anxiety and depression, and substance use. Our time together will be spent gaining a deeper understanding of the origin of these struggles coupled with developing new coping skills to foster growth and help you regain agency in your life. I use various different types of tools to enhance therapy. For example, I use drama therapy techniques for clients to address their issues directly or have a conversation with a different version of themselves. I use writing and journaling to deepen client insight. I also incorporate breathing and physical movements for centering and grounding. I also bring my sense of humor into the room and believe that sharing a laugh is just as valuable to healing as sharing a space for tears.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I believe that you posses the power and ability to foster the change you want to see in your life. I also believe that we hurt and heal through relationships. Thus, I believe in building a genuine and unique relationship with you, so that you feel the most supported in a way that works for your healing process. I also believe that we find the most security when we can fully accept all the different parts of ourselves, and thus I strive to take a multicultural/social justice/systemic view of you to further understand how you operate in the different spheres of your life and how these contexts influence your identity. I am affirming and allied with the LGBTQ+ community, embrace racial and cultural diversity, and promote positive sexual health and expression.