New to Grow
It has been a privilege to provide psychotherapy to a variety of patients for over 23 years. I have advanced clinical training in trauma, addictions, sexual abuse, depression and anxiety and relationships. My therapeutic style is warm, direct, and respectful. I provide support and encouragement as you examine core issues and change long entrenched patterns of behavior or simply gain clarity concerning a recent time-sensitive issue.
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
We will get to know each other. We will get a feel for what working together will be like. I will answer all of your questions. I will gather some history and we will establish expectations for therapy.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
Clients tell me they feel heard and understood in session. They also report they appreciate the feedback we discuss. Clients sometimes return to session a week later and will begin with a comment about a piece of work they did the previous week and how impactful it had been for them.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I enjoy working with people who come to therapy wanting to discover aspects of themselves that have previously been unknown or unconscious to them. In psychology, we call these "blind spots" or "growth edges" and we all have them. Pieces of ourselves that lay just beneath the surface that sometimes need just a nudge to become conscious to us. These are the "gems" to mine in therapy.
Interpersonal
We will use many tried and true therapy approaches to inform our work together
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
We will examine how our thoughts influence our feelings which in turn influence our behavior. With this knowledge, we will then change unhealthy patterns of thinking and behaving.