Services
- Individual
About My Clients
I am a relational, attachment focused therapist. I specialize in treating young adults, adults and older adults who struggle with substance use/addictive disorders, attachment and relationship traumas, and/or grief/loss. These concepts can be experienced in a variety of ways and for a variety of reasons, and it is important to work with someone who understands your unique perspective, in a safe, secure, and caring environment.
My Background and Approach
I am dynamically trained, which means there is a large focus on the systematic, psychological forces that drive human behavior. Simply put, we want to make the unconscious conscious. When we can bring the unconscious into awareness, we can get to know it, understand it, and then change embedded patterns that have driven us to do what we do. I have a vast experience working with addiction and substance use. Addiction work includes behavioral addictions and process addictions- so not just drugs or alcohol, but perhaps video games, or sex, or relationships. No matter the "drug of choice", the approach is still to understand the underlying patterns that keep you dependent and unhappy. I view all of my work through a trauma informed, attachment lens. We work to understand how different experiences of trauma have impacted the way you feel about yourself, your relationships, and the world at large.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
My professional values closely align with my personal values and the way I engage in the world and in my relationships. These values include safety, authenticity, connection, inclusivity, antiracism, anticapitalism, love, and community.