PHILOSOPHY

I believe the capacity for wholeness is innate within all of us, and work with people to cultivate a compassionate, trusting, and meaningful relationship with themselves.

I view therapy as a creative and collaborative process. The therapeutic relationship provides an opportunity to safely allow the parts of us that have been neglected or rejected to be expressed, nourished, and re-integrated in order to experience healing. This has a direct impact on our capacity for intimacy with ourselves and others— allowing for deep & meaningful connections.

APPROACH

I take a genuine, compassionate approach while providing honest feedback that honors our relationship and your relationship with yourself. Together we will be exploring your innermost thoughts and feelings with the intention of alleviating shame and moving into a more secure state of being.

I draw from attachment-oriented, interpersonal, and psychodynamic theories to guide us into the core issues. I also utilize Buddhist and Depth-psychological perspectives to cultivate mindfulness and attune to emotions in the body that may be causing you to repeat old patterns.

EMDR

I hold additional training in EMDR psychotherapy, a treatment that re-integrates brain and body to facilitate the accessing and processing of traumatic memories and negative blocking beliefs.

After successful treatment with EMDR therapy, distress is relieved, negative beliefs are reformulated, and physiological arousal is reduced.