Licensed to practice in Colorado and accepts 15 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Coping Skills, Life Transitions and 7 more.
New to Grow
I specialize in helping adults understand how past experiences can shape the thoughts, emotions, and patterns they experience today. My approach is direct, collaborative, and grounded in curiosity. Together, we’ll create a clear picture of what you’re experiencing by exploring both your emotional experiences and the patterns that may be operating beneath the surface. We’ll identify triggers, core beliefs, learned coping strategies, and recurring reactions, while looking at how these patterns may influence your relationships, decisions, and everyday life. My goal is to help you connect the dots between where you’ve been and where you are now, so you can develop greater self-understanding, recognize patterns with more clarity, and create meaningful opportunities for change.
The first session is less about having all the answers and more about beginning to connect the dots. We'll spend time getting to know each other, discussing what brings you to therapy, and exploring the thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and patterns that feel most important to you. I take a conversational and collaborative approach, so our session is intended to feel like two people working together to better understand your experiences rather than a formal interview. By the end of our time together, my goal is for you to have a clearer understanding of how we might approach your concerns and whether this style feels like the right fit for your needs.
I believe meaningful therapy begins with genuine human connection. I strive to create a space that feels authentic, comfortable, and engaging—where you can be yourself while having room to explore things that may be difficult to understand or put into words. Clients often describe me as approachable, laid-back, and engaged. My approach is direct, compassionate, and curious. I use psychoeducation, narrative concepts, and basic neuroscience to help make sense of your experiences in practical, understandable ways. Together, we’ll explore how past experiences, beliefs, emotional triggers, and learned patterns may shape the way you think, feel, and respond today. My goal isn’t simply to help you gain insight, but to turn that insight into meaningful changes in everyday life. I believe people are capable of change, even when patterns have been around for a long time. Understanding why a pattern developed can be an important first step, but therapy can also help you decide what you want to do differently. I’ll offer support and compassion while gently challenging perspectives or behaviors that may no longer serve you. I value both self-compassion and accountability because lasting growth comes from understanding yourself while taking intentional steps toward change. I tend to work best with adults who have some awareness of their emotions and are ready to become more curious about themselves and the patterns shaping their lives. You don’t need to have everything figured out before starting therapy. We can begin wherever you are and work together to understand what’s happening, identify what you want to change, and develop practical tools for moving forward. My goal is for you to leave therapy with greater self-understanding, confidence in your ability to respond differently, and practical skills you can continue using long after our work together ends.
I work well with adult individuals who are looking to better understand themselves and create meaningful change. My approach is especially helpful for those experiencing anxiety, navigating life transitions, struggling with communication or boundaries, wanting to identify recurring behavior patterns, challenge negative self-talk and core beliefs, better understand how the brain influences behavior, and reduce long-standing patterns of thinking that no longer serve them.
A core part of my approach is the direct and active nature of Gestalt therapy. I believe meaningful growth often requires more than simply talking about our experiences—it also involves noticing patterns, increasing awareness, and being willing to gently examine the thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors that may no longer be serving us. My style is honest and straightforward while remaining compassionate and respectful. I am comfortable asking direct and thoughtful questions, offering direct observations, and challenging patterns when appropriate because I believe those moments often create opportunities for growth. Directness in therapy is not about criticism or judgment; it is about helping you develop greater awareness, expand your choices, and move toward the life you want to create.
I often incorporate attachment theory into therapy as a way of understanding relationship patterns rather than defining them. Together, we explore how early experiences may have shaped your expectations of yourself and others, how those patterns continue to influence your relationships today, and what changes might better support the life and connections you want moving forward. My goal is not to place you into an attachment category, but to help you understand your experiences with greater clarity and use that insight to make more intentional choices.
I also draw from Narrative Therapy to help clients explore the stories they have developed about themselves and their lives. Many of the patterns we experience are influenced not only by past events but also by the meaning we have made of those experiences over time. Together, we examine those narratives with curiosity rather than judgment, looking at how they influence present-day thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and relationships. As clients gain a deeper understanding of their personal story, they often discover that they have more choice in how they respond and how they want the next chapter of that story to unfold.
Schema Therapy is another framework that informs my work. Early life experiences often shape deeply held beliefs about ourselves, other people, and the world around us. These beliefs, or schemas, can influence the way we think, feel, and respond to situations long after they were first developed. Together, we explore how these patterns were formed, how they continue to influence present-day relationships and behaviors, and whether they still serve the life you want to create. By increasing awareness of these longstanding patterns, we can begin developing healthier, more flexible ways of thinking, feeling, and responding.