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New to Grow
I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with teens and adults navigating anxiety, trauma, ADHD, grief, emotional overwhelm, and life transitions. My approach is warm, collaborative, and down-to-earth, creating a space where clients can feel comfortable being themselves without fear of judgment. I believe therapy should feel human and supportive while also helping clients build insight, healthier coping skills, stronger communication, and more confidence in handling life’s challenges.
The first session is a chance for us to get to know each other and talk about what’s been bringing you to therapy. We’ll discuss your current concerns, emotional experiences, relationships, stressors, and any goals you may have for treatment. I also like to understand your background, coping patterns, and what has or hasn’t been helpful for you in the past. My approach is relaxed, supportive, and collaborative, so there’s no pressure to share everything perfectly or have it all figured out right away. The first session is about creating a comfortable space where you can feel heard, understood, and begin building a plan for how we can work together moving forward.
My approach is warm, genuine, and down-to-earth. I strive to create a space where clients feel comfortable being themselves without fear of judgment or feeling overly analyzed. I balance emotional support with honest conversations and practical tools to help clients manage anxiety, emotional overwhelm, relationship stress, and negative thought patterns. I want therapy to feel human, supportive, and meaningful while helping clients feel more grounded, confident, and connected in their daily lives.
I work best with teens and adults who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, overthinking, relationship stress, trauma, ADHD, grief, or major life transitions. Many of my clients are people who have spent years trying to hold everything together for everyone else while quietly struggling themselves. They often feel emotionally exhausted, stuck in people-pleasing patterns, disconnected in relationships, or unsure how to slow their thoughts down and feel more grounded. I also work well with clients who want therapy to feel real and collaborative, not cold or overly clinical. My ideal clients are open to exploring patterns, building insight, improving communication, and learning practical tools to better manage emotions, relationships, and everyday stress. Whether someone is navigating anxiety, burnout, emotional regulation difficulties, trauma, or relationship challenges, I aim to create a supportive space where they feel understood, safe, and able to make meaningful progress at their own pace.
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
EFT is a type of therapy that helps us understand the deeper emotions underneath the arguments, shutdowns, or conflict patterns. Most couples get stuck in a cycle where one person pursues, the other pulls away, and both end up feeling hurt, misunderstood, or disconnected. Instead of just focusing on the surface argument, we slow things down and look at what’s happening underneath, things like fear, hurt, rejection, loneliness, or wanting to feel important and safe with each other. The goal isn’t to figure out who’s right or wrong. It’s to help both people feel heard, understood, emotionally safer, and more connected.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
DBT is a therapy approach that helps people learn skills to manage big emotions, handle stress, improve relationships, and respond instead of react. A lot of people feel emotions really intensely and either shut down, explode, avoid things, or feel overwhelmed. DBT gives practical tools for slowing those moments down and learning how to cope without making things worse.
Grief Therapy
Grief therapy is a space where you don’t have to rush your healing or pretend you’re okay. Grief affects people emotionally, physically, mentally, and even socially, and everyone experiences it differently. Therapy helps you process the loss, make sense of the emotions that come with it, and learn how to carry the grief in a way that feels manageable instead of overwhelming.
Narrative
In sessions, we may look at patterns, messages you’ve learned about yourself, family dynamics, past experiences, or the way anxiety, depression, trauma, or relationships have shaped your self-view. Then we work on rewriting those patterns in a healthier and more compassionate way.