Licensed to practice in 2 states and accepts 14 insurances. Specializes in LGBTQ, Sex Therapy, Trauma and PTSD and 6 more.
(he/him)
New to Grow
My style is deeply collaborative and person-centered—you are the expert on your own life. I draw from an eclectic, evidence-based toolkit (including EMDR, CBT, solution-focused, Gottman, and Attachment Theory) to help us understand the unique intersection of your lived experiences. With my background in Sociology and Women’s/Gender Studies, I also pay close attention to how your broader environment and lived experiences shape your journey.
Our first session will include an outline of the intake appointment and general introductions to one another. I use a semi-structured interview for our initial appointment, addressing important bio-psycho-social questions - as well as tuning into your expectations and goals for therapy. After our intake, the follow up visits tend to be more open-ended and collaborative toward your objectives.
I believe that my approach to therapy is eclectic, offering an array of tools from several evidence-based modalities. I strive to help you view multiple perspectives of a presenting issue - and offer strategies that are in alignment with your values and worldview. I believe that my background in social sciences ranging from sociology to gender studies and counseling helps us to see the micro-, meso-, and macro-level angles of an issue - helping us find a recipe for growth and healing that is uniquely your own.
I specialize in working with adults and couples (18+) navigating anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, substance use, sex-related concerns, and life transitions. I also work with LGBTQ+ folks and expansive relationship dynamics (e.g., open relationships, polyamory, and kink). I view an ideal client as practically anyone who has taken the very brave step to seek mental health support. Just by knowing it is time to reach out for that care says a lot about one's motivation and insight about oneself. I hope to assist you in your therapy journeys by bringing an eclectic toolkit into our therapy hour.
Other specialties
I identify as
Humanistic
I am heavily inspired foundationally by this modality and by Carl Rogers (a developer of Humanistic/Person-Centered Therapy). To summarize humanistic approaches in a quote from Rogers himself: "The gentle and sensitive companionship of an empathic stance… provides illumination and healing. In such situations deep understanding is, I believe, the most precious gift one can give to another.” Said otherwise, I am here to walk alongside you as you navigate your therapy goals - as you are the expert in yourself and I hope to bring additional tools from my training along with us.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I find CBT to be a classic and practical, goal-oriented form of therapy that helps us to understand the impact of the connection between our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
EMDR
I view EMDR as an excellent, evidence-based tool in the toolkit to explore and process materials that are still activated or unresolved, especially trauma-related concerns. It provides us with a formal structure to navigate these vulnerable topics. One of my favorite features of this modality is that you, the client, are pretty much in the driver's seat throughout.
Gottman method
Couple's therapy can often seem like a daunting place to enter. The Gottman Method provides us with an intake structure to get acquainted with your therapy goals as a couple. Further, the Gottmans have developed excellent, realistic, and grounded tools to explore and process the topics a couple brings to therapy. It is also an great modality to combine with other approaches (such as EFT, emotion focused therapy).
Sex Therapy
Sex seems to be a topic that is sometimes overlooked in therapy spaces or intakes. Sex is a varied and subjective/unique lived experience for humans and it is an important area to explore in our bio-psycho-social well-being amidst a societal backdrop that often cloaks sex in secrecy, shame, or stigma. I draw upon my training in sex therapy to help to elucidate your lived experiences and goals on this topic.