You may be on the right path, but stumbled, fell, or got lost along the way. Or you may be struggling to find the path. I want to help. In therapy, I aim to create a calm, sturdy, emotionally open, and radically nonjudgmental space where you can be deeply curious about your own experience. A patient, open-ended space where you can take your time. A space where you can slow down, breathe, reflect, be quiet or silent. A space where you can be loud, angry, triggered, upset. A space where you don't have to make sense, but we can try to make sense of things together. A space where we both can be genuinely curious about who you are.
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
Introductions, agenda setting, a semi-structured intake process, then beginning to address the specific challenges you're facing. This will help me create a tailored plan for us to work through in follow-up sessions.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
Effectiveness and smoothness of integrating "deep" work with humor, directness and a focus on the present and the future. Also, abilities involved in focusing the therapy work on change. Consolidating your "what" and "why" for change, then guiding you in goal-setting and other forms of the "how". Therapy typically focuses on the "what" for quite some time. Some amount of self-understanding is typically necessary before significant change is possible. When that rubber hits that road, some of my strengths as a therapist can shine.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
People who struggle with unstable or unsatisfying relationships, perfectionism, indecision, low self-esteem, setting and meeting goals, patterns of avoiding (anxiety) or disengaging from (depression) social life, stress management, anger management or other forms of difficulty controlling emotions. Additionally, I often find I am a good therapeutic "fit" with people who are struggling with choosing or adjusting to psychiatric medication, a new medical diagnosis or related lifestyle change, romantic relationship problems including break-ups, marital relationship problems including disputes aboutparenting issues or either partner having an affair, adjustment to having a new psychiatric diagnosis like Bipolar Disorder, and adjustment to daily living following a psychiatric hospitalization.
Schema Therapy
Schema Therapy, created by Dr. Jeffrey Young -- this therapy integrates object relations, attachment theory, and psycho-drama with CBT and experiential techniques. Traumas and otherwise emotionally powerful memories from childhood or adolescence are evoked and directly treated in-session. This is combined with a heavy emphasis on psychoeducation, handouts, and homework that targets the nuts-and-bolts work of applying coping skills within the schema framework.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy - formal training in Dr. Marsha Linehan's DBT Fundamentals online course, concurrent with post-doctoral training (1500+ hours) as a participating clinician on a full-package DBT team at clinic called The Wise Mind Institute
Attachment-based
attachment-based approaches include object relations (relational psychodynamic/psychoanalytic theory), schema therapy, and Steven Hayes's Process-Based CBT
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
ACT - acceptance and commitment therapy. Completed Dr. Steven Hayes's live, 4-day foundational training called "ACT Boot Camp"
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-i)
Was trained in delivering this treatment protocol in hospital setting during Predoctoral Internship
2 ratings with written reviews
November 3, 2025
Very open and willingness to listen without judgement.
October 9, 2025
Thank you for showing compassion and using psychological terms to reiterate. Your ability to refocus me and move forward with solutions is life changing. I always find it soothing and like I have closure when the sessions end and you recap our conversations.