“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”

- Anaïs Nin

Therapy is a deeply personal process, and the relationship that we cultivate in our work together is foundational to creating the meaningful and lasting change you are seeking. This is why it is so important to find a therapist who is a good match for you.

Here is what you can expect during our sessions:

  • Clients have described me as warm, authentic and honest, insightful, and collaborative. 

  • The care I provide is trauma-informed. This means I understand the many complex ways trauma can impact a person’s wellbeing, and am intentional about my words and interventions to cultivate a safe space for you.

  • I am a social justice oriented therapist. This means that I strive to bring humility in understanding and centering the intersecting identities, familial/ancestral history, and cultural values that are salient for you. I create space to explore how experiences of oppression, injustice, power and privilege have shaped your strengths and struggles. I am also mindful of the limitations of Western psychotherapy, and will work collaboratively with you to explore other modes of healing to complement our work together as they best meet your needs and values.

  • I will listen deeply, nonjudgmentally, and with curiosity so that you feel supported. 

  • I will also challenge you, help you sit with and work through the tough stuff, provide new perspectives, and encourage you to take risks as we work towards your goals. Throughout it all, we will always make space and have compassion for your humanness.

  • I flexibly incorporate many different evidence-based approaches, which means that the techniques you will learn are backed by science and proven to be effective for your specific concern. Mindfulness and self-compassion interventions are foundational in my work, and below are some of the treatment modalities I regularly incorporate into sessions:

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): focuses on aligning your actions with your values, while integrating mindfulness and acceptance skills, to develop more psychological flexibility

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): looks at the relationship between thoughts, feelings and behaviors, and helps you develop more compassionate, balanced self-talk as well learn as other coping strategies

  • Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT): teaches skills to develop compassion for self and other in order to alleviate struggles with shame and self-criticism 

  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT): a cognitive-based therapy that helps people process thoughts and memories related to traumatic experiences

  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT): a skills-based therapy shown to be effective for treating a wide range of emotional and behavioral challenges, which emphasizes four key areas: mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness

  • Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT): an attachment-oriented therapy for couples focused on helping partners explore their relational patterns and develop skills to enhance communication, understanding and closeness

  • Emotion-Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT): an attachment-oriented therapy for individuals (derived from EFT for couples) to help people feel more connected with themselves and others

  • Relational Therapy: explores interpersonal patterns and attachment dynamics to promote healthy relational behaviors 

My hope is that you will feel seen, empowered, and more self-compassionate and connected to your strengths over the course of our work together.