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

The first session is not about solving everything right away. It’s about starting a conversation, building trust, and creating a safe space where meaningful change can begin. You are always welcome to ask questions, express concerns, or share feedback about the process. We will work as a collaborative team, but when needed, I am direct and challenging.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

Having a European upbringing and living in the United States for many years, I was drawn to bring a diverse psychological and cultural understanding to my work with clients from many different backgrounds. There is no other profession that involves such long and endless work of insight into oneself and others. Through the course of hard work on ourselves, which (fortunately) this profession forces us to do, we are able to get to know ourselves while providing reliable work to our clients. To a large extent, we change with our patients and owe this development to them.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

I work with adolescents, adults, couples, and families. (Although for couples and family therapy I find in-person treatment more beneficial.) I specialize in the treatment of the following: anxiety (distress from an abnormal amount of worry or fear), depression (distress from negative mood, hopelessness, loss of enjoyment), trauma, and stress-related disorders (flashbacks, ruminating thoughts, nightmares). Please note that mental health abnormalities often overlap. I have a special interest in the treatment of clients who struggle with the following: life transition, family and relationship problems, career burnout, multicultural family, immigration, low self-esteem, self-blame, poor boundaries, divorce, empty nest syndrome, aging, spiritual or religious distress.