My Approach

I provide individual therapy with an emphasis on a strong, collaborative therapeutic alliance and an anti-oppressive, trauma-informed lens. 

I approach our work together with humility, curiosity, and warmth; I don’t shy away from humor and its unfailing ability to help us keep things in perspective.

Techniques matter in therapy, but helping you feel safe, seen, open, and held matters more.

 

I encourage the exploration of deeper questions about meaning, connection, choices, and death anxiety, while also tending to the here-and-now and incorporating practices that soothe the nervous system and enhance connection. I also love working with clients to uncover and enhance their internal strengths and the resources they already have in their arsenal.

 

Common Areas of Exploration

  • Anxiety, worry, panic attacks

  • Cultural and systemic oppression

  • Coping strategies

  • Depression

  • Family conflict/Family of origin issues

  • Identity development/exploration

  • Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

  • Perfectionism

  • Recovery, sobriety, and relapse prevention

  • Relationship issues and patterns

  • Self-compassion

  • Shame and guilt

  • Self-esteem

  • Stress management

  • “Work stuff” - Burnout, compassion fatigue, overwhelm

  • Trauma and PTSD