Therapy is different for everyone, which is why my approach is rooted in deep care and curiosity for the unique, complex stories we each live out on a daily basis. I believe therapy works best when there is a foundation of respect for the individual processes and perspectives of my clients. Therapy is empathetic, collaborative, and calibrated to the needs of each client. Depression, anxiety, substance abuse, identity exploration, relationship dynamics, and self-knowledge are some of the many realms we can explore through deep listening, reflection, challenge, and interpretation within the therapeutic relationship setting.

 

My approach is anchored by a strength-based, affirmative stance that incorporates developmental, existential, and cultural factors. I work primarily with adolescent and adult individuals, people in all stages of recovery, and welcome all levels of therapy experience. My influences include attachment, postmodern, psychodynamic, narrative, and feminist theories, and I derive coping strategies, interventions, and tools from all of these modalities.

 

The therapeutic relationship fosters opportunities in which clients can discover and experience their relational dynamics and behavioral patterns in real time. Humor, warmth, and play are as much a part of the therapeutic process as the challenges we encounter when faced with feelings of uncertainty or pain. It all starts with you, right where you’re at.