Hello! I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist working with clients in California and Texas. I have over 10 years of clinical experience helping children, teens, adults, and families. My hope is that therapy will provide a place for you to gain insight while developing tools to grow, heal, and realign with the things in life that bring happiness, health, and fulfillment.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
Creating a safe, comfortable therapeutic relationship is the most important aspect of treatment and our first session will be a time to begin to build that connection of trust. During this session, we will engage in conversation to better understand the experiences bringing you into therapy, your desired outcomes/goals, and strengths you already possess.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I am down to earth and genuine in our therapy sessions. Your emotions and experiences are valid and I understand the need for flexibility to follow where you are in the therapeutic process, adjusting interventions to best support you. In addition to providing a warm, calm presence, I recognize that at times there is also value in connecting through directness or even humor.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
My treatment approach is integrative and I often draw on Mindfulness, CBT, and strength-based interventions to help clients develop self compassion, self-efficacy, and resilience. I believe our relationship to our thoughts and emotions plays a large role in how we view ourselves and interact with the world. I have extensive experience helping clients with anxiety, depression, grief and loss, life transitions, ADHD, and trauma. As a former teacher, I also have a passion for supporting children and families in learning more effective ways to navigate the waters of their emotions, foster healthy communication, and strengthen relationships.
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Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
CBT is an evidence-based treatment approach that focuses on how our thoughts, emotions, and actions are all interconnected. This awareness allows us to change the way we relate to unhelpful thoughts and uncomfortable emotions. In doing so, we can create healthier self talk, regain control over situations, and reduce patterns that perpetuate anxiety and depression.
Attachment-based
Through an attachment lens, there is exploration of how we learned to relate to others and ourselves in our upbringing. We will use this information to discover how you now want to relate to others and yourself. This includes healing inner child wounds and more deeply comprehending and alleviating current symptoms such as excessive anxiety, depression, shame, guilt, anger, and resentment by learning the art of acceptance and self compassion.
Grief Therapy
Grief takes so many shapes and forms; everyone's journey is different and I walk with you through yours. My approach shifts away from traditional grief models that emphasize "moving on" and follows a Continuing Bonds Theory. This perspective sees relationships with our loved ones as not ending with death, rather we have a continued and evolving relationship of feelings, thoughts, behaviors, and considerations that define the way we are bound to that person. Our sessions will explore your loss, any unfinished business complicating grief, and how your relationship endures through you.
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
The practice of mindfulness helps to improve both physical and psychological well-being by focusing on the present with curiosity and acceptance. This allows us to feel connected to our lives and move through our emotions rather than resisting or derailing. As coined by psychologist, Kristin Neff, “Suffering equals pain times resistance.” Mindfulness does not have to mean 30 minutes of meditation a day, it's much more accessible than that. In sessions, we can practice small activities that help to keep negative thoughts from spiraling while allowing you greater control in managing your emotions.
Positive Psychology
Sometimes in suffering, we forget our strength and the positive impact simple acts can have to move us away from distress and enhance our well being. Kindness, gratitude, self compassion, character strengths, and even humor are some of the topics we explore and implement in sessions in order to increase the capacity for happiness and fulfillment in your life.