Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

I approach our first session with the goal of making it feel safe, supportive, and grounded. You don’t need to come in with everything figured out or share your entire story right away. This is a space where I move at your pace. In our first session, we’ll start by talking about what brings you to therapy, what’s been coming up for you emotionally, mentally, or relationally. You can share as much or as little as feels comfortable. I’ll ask some gentle questions to help us start understanding your experiences, but I will never push you to go deeper than you’re ready for. My job is to listen, reflect, and begin to get a sense of how we can work together to support your healing and growth. I’ll also explain a bit about how I work, what therapy can look like with me, and answer any questions you may have. We’ll talk about what you’re hoping to get out of therapy, and we’ll explore some of the themes that might become part of our work, like relationships, boundaries, past experiences, or patterns that keep showing up in your life. One thing I’m intentional about is not making the first session feel overwhelming. I know therapy can be vulnerable, and I take a trauma-informed approach that centers emotional safety. This means I won’t pry or expect you to “go deep” right away. Instead, we focus on building trust and setting a foundation for work that feels collaborative, steady, and responsive to your needs. At the end of our first session, we’ll briefly talk about next steps. Whether you’d like to continue meeting, how often, and what feels like a good starting point for our work. Therapy is a relationship, and it’s important that it feels like the right fit for you. Most of all, this first session is about creating space for you to show up as you are. You don’t need to perform, explain everything perfectly, or hide parts of yourself. My goal is to meet you with care, honesty, and respect.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

One of my greatest strengths as a therapist is my ability to hold space for depth and complexity. I don’t shy away from the hard or messy parts, whether it’s exploring early attachment wounds, navigating identity development, or sitting with the uncertainty that comes with change. I bring a steady, grounded presence that helps clients feel safe enough to explore what’s been long avoided or misunderstood. My approach blends depth-oriented psychodynamic therapy with trauma-informed methods. This allows me to support clients in understanding the roots of their struggles and in developing tools for lasting emotional regulation and self-trust. I work relationally and collaboratively to help clients feel seen while also gently challenging patterns that no longer serve them. Clients often share a sense of comfort and safety in being able to explore their life experiences with me. They appreciate how I balance compassion with honesty and how our work fosters both insight and real, meaningful change.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

I’m best suited to work with clients who are curious about themselves and open to exploring the deeper roots of their patterns, emotions, and relationships. Many of my clients come to therapy feeling stuck—whether in cycles of anxiety, self-doubt, people-pleasing, or relationship struggles they can’t quite untangle. Some are healing from complex trauma or attachment wounds, while others are navigating identity development, life transitions, or burnout from trying to meet everyone else’s expectations. I work especially well with individuals who want more than symptom relief and are looking for real insight, emotional growth, and a stronger connection to themselves. You don’t need to have it all figured out to start. If you're someone who wants to understand the “why” beneath the surface and build a more grounded, authentic life, we may be a good fit.