My Approach

I believe the power of therapy to create change starts with a strong therapeutic relationship and this is my primary focus in working with clients. I strive to provide an inclusive, non-judgmental, culturally responsive, and caring environment where you feel safe to explore your concerns and where your unique story is heard and honored. I am LGBTQ and Neurodiverse allied and affirming.

How I see you: I truly believe that we are all doing the best we can, and that sometimes, that does not work anymore. I use an integrative approach in working with clients which is informed by Cognitive Behavioral, Psychodynamic, Interpersonal, Feminist, and Existential theories. Our work together might focus on exploration of your thoughts and behaviors, how your past informs your present, multiple roles you inhabit and how they impact you, your experience of our culture, and broader questions about the nature of who we are as humans.

How I approach you: I regard my clients with compassion, warmth, transparency, and openness and you will experience me as active, authentic, engaged, non-judgmental, and curious. I am also committed to recognizing and reflecting on what I bring to the therapeutic relationship in terms of my own identities and privilege. I acknowledge that everyone is different and no one treatment plan will work for everyone. From this perspective I consider therapy to be a collaborative enterprise where I trust you to inform me about what does and does not work for you. My goal is to help you pursue a life that is congruent with your values.

How we might work together: Ideally our work together will lead to a deeper understanding of yourself, your relationships, learning to manage problematic symptoms, and to resolving problems. As these insights are realized we might discuss ways in which you can change habits or behaviors that do not work for you. This could be in a variety of areas of your life such as how you communicate with your partner or in changing a narrative about yourself that is harmful in some way.  My goal is to strike a balance between you having space to explore/express and implementing actionable ways to make lasting changes for yourself.