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New to Grow
I'm committed to helping individuals heal the emotional wounds created by trauma, chronic stress, abandonment, anxiety, relational pain, and survival-based coping patterns. Through trauma-focused therapy, emotional regulation work, and evidence-based treatment approaches, I support clients in developing emotional safety, self-compassion, healthy boundaries, and sustainable healing. I believe recovery is not about becoming a different person; it is about reconnecting with the parts of yourself that trauma taught you to abandon.
Starting therapy can feel intimidating, especially if you’re used to handling things on your own or you’ve never had a space where you felt fully understood. My goal in our first session is to create an environment that feels supportive, collaborative, and emotionally safe — not rushed or judgmental. During the first session, we’ll spend time getting to know you beyond just your symptoms. We’ll talk about: what’s currently bringing you to therapy stressors or challenges you’ve been facing emotional patterns or relationship concerns anxiety, trauma, or life experiences impacting you coping strategies you currently use goals you hope to work toward in therapy You do not need to have everything figured out before starting. You also do not have to share your deepest experiences immediately. We move at a pace that feels manageable and emotionally safe for you. My approach is trauma-informed, collaborative, and grounded in Trauma-Focused CBT, meaning we’ll explore the connection between your thoughts, emotions, behaviors, physical reactions, and past experiences while also building practical coping skills to help you feel more emotionally regulated and supported in daily life.
I work from the perspective that many behaviors and emotional reactions make sense in the context of what someone has experienced. Therapy is not about “fixing” you; it’s about understanding your patterns with compassion while helping you build healthier ways of coping, connecting, and caring for yourself.
I am best positioned to serve adolescents, young adults, and adults experiencing trauma-related symptoms, anxiety, emotional dysregulation, attachment wounds, relationship difficulties, grief, and life transition stressors. Many of the clients I work with feel emotionally overwhelmed, stuck in unhealthy relational patterns, disconnected from themselves, or exhausted from living in a constant state of survival mode. I work especially well with clients who struggle with people-pleasing, abandonment fears, hypervigilance, low self-worth, codependency, social anxiety, identity confusion, or difficulty regulating intense emotions. I also frequently support clients navigating: complex trauma and PTSD symptoms family conflict and attachment disruptions unhealthy or trauma-bonded relationships self-harm urges and emotional overwhelm school-related anxiety and social stress chronic stress and caregiver burnout grief, loss, and unresolved relational pain depression, panic symptoms, and nervous system dysregulation transitions related to adolescence, adulthood, divorce, relocation, or identity development My approach tends to resonate with clients who want more than surface-level symptom management and are interested in understanding the deeper emotional patterns underneath their distress. I work well with individuals who may intellectually understand their behaviors but still struggle emotionally to change them, particularly those dealing with attachment-based anxiety, trauma responses, or longstanding survival patterns. I also strive to create a supportive environment for neurodivergent clients, including individuals with ADHD or ASD traits, by adapting interventions to meet sensory, communication, and processing needs. In therapy, I focus on helping clients: increase emotional insight and self-awareness build healthier coping and regulation skills improve boundaries and relationship patterns process trauma safely and gradually strengthen self-compassion and identity reduce shame and self-criticism feel more emotionally grounded, empowered, and authentic My style is warm, collaborative, trauma-informed, and nonjudgmental. I value creating a space where clients feel emotionally safe enough to explore difficult experiences while also being supported in making meaningful, sustainable changes in their lives.
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I identify as
Trauma-Focused CBT
I have experience utilizing Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) with children, adolescents, adults, and families experiencing trauma-related symptoms, anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, attachment disturbances, grief, and behavioral difficulties. In my practice, I integrate TF-CBT principles in a developmentally appropriate and collaborative way, tailoring interventions to each client’s emotional readiness, cognitive style, cultural background, and nervous system capacity. I use TF-CBT to help clients understand the connection between trauma, thoughts, emotions, behaviors, physical sensations, and relationship patterns. My approach emphasizes both stabilization and deeper trauma processing, depending on the client’s current level of functioning and safety. I frequently incorporate psychoeducation about trauma responses, nervous system activation, attachment patterns, emotional regulation, and cognitive distortions to help clients develop insight and reduce shame surrounding their symptoms. In practice, I utilize TF-CBT interventions such as: cognitive restructuring and identifying maladaptive core beliefs emotional identification and regulation skill-building grounding and distress tolerance strategies relaxation and nervous system regulation techniques trauma narrative processing when clinically appropriate behavioral activation gradual exposure work for avoidance-based anxiety attachment-focused interventions safety planning and coping skill development parent/caregiver involvement and psychoeducation when working with youth I commonly work with clients presenting with: complex trauma PTSD symptoms attachment wounds anxiety and panic self-harm behaviors grief and loss family conflict school-related anxiety emotional dysregulation interpersonal and relational trauma codependency and unhealthy relationship patterns My therapeutic style is trauma-informed, relational, and strengths-based. I prioritize creating emotional safety, consistency, and trust within the therapeutic relationship, especially for clients with histories of invalidation, abandonment, or chronic stress. I also recognize that trauma work is not linear, and I approach resistance, avoidance, or ambivalence as protective responses rather than noncompliance. Additionally, I integrate elements of attachment theory, mindfulness, existential exploration, DBT-informed emotional regulation skills, and somatic awareness into TF-CBT work to support holistic healing and long-term emotional resilience.