My Approach
I believe we do our best to navigate life with what we've learned, experienced, and come to understand along the way.
When we're met with presence instead of pressure, it often becomes easier to notice and understand what's happening within us.
Understanding ourselves is important, but it isn't always enough. Therapy can create space for something different.
What this looks like in session
Therapy with me is collaborative and paced according to your needs. Rather than focusing on fixing, pushing through, or finding the right answer, we'll spend time exploring your experience with curiosity and compassion.
Some sessions may focus on understanding what you're thinking and feeling. Others may involve noticing what is happening in the body, exploring patterns in relationships, or making sense of experiences that continue to affect you in the present.
There is no expectation that you arrive with everything figured out. We simply begin where you are.
Therapy That Fits You
No two people arrive in therapy with the same experiences, needs, or goals. I take an integrative approach to therapy and may draw from a variety of approaches depending on what feels most supportive for you.
While conversation and reflection are important, meaningful change is often supported through experiences that are felt and lived, not simply understood intellectually. Therapy may include attention to your thoughts, emotions, relationships, physical experiences, and nervous system, recognizing that these parts of your experience are often deeply interconnected.
My work is informed by neuroscience, mindfulness, somatic awareness, and an understanding of how relationships help shape the way we experience ourselves, others, and the world around us. I also hold a deep belief in each person's capacity for healing, growth, and resilience.
Our work will be guided by what feels most important and meaningful to you.
Approaches I May Incorporate:
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT)
Brainspotting
Mindfulness-Based Approaches
Somatic Approaches