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

I like to let clients know that a first session is a "getting to know you" session. I do not do any emotional "deep dives", as I do not know how far to take you, and you do not know or trust me enough for that work. I will ask questions about what is bringing you in, your goals for therapy, information about you and your life that feels helpful for me to know, and what you might expect from the therapy process based on what you are coming in for. At the end of the session, I will ask you if it feels like a good fit for us to work together, and then we decide on a frequency of sessions to start. I typically recommend weekly to every other week to start therapy to get some momentum in the process.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

I think my favorite term a client once used to describe me was an "emotional detective". I work to understand not only what you are saying in session but also help you organize and better understand what you are feeling, what you might not be consciously aware of yet, and help bring awareness to what you are "not saying" that might also be a place to focus attention. I work with people quite a bit from "Internal Family Systems" which is looking at "parts of self" and understanding your self with more clarity and less self-judgement.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

I work with adults ages 18-60. I work best with people who are ready to make a change in their life. I myself have a sense of humor and find that humor, while sometimes getting us to avoid what we need to address, can also help us look at hard parts of self and at life. I also enjoy working with people who are curious and open to asking themselves hard questions as they work in therapy. Therapy does not just occur in the therapy office but also requires people to stay intentional outside of session, and I enjoy working with people who are open to continued work outside of session whether that be "noticing activities", reading, or learning. I cannot tell you what will work best for you between sessions, but we come up with ideas in session in order to identify what you are invested in staying intentional about between sessions.