Hello, and welcome. I am an individual therapist who works with teenagers, young adults, and older adults. I also work with couples and families, helping clients navigate emotional, relational, and life challenges in a supportive and collaborative environment. My therapeutic approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples, and the Adlerian approach. I believe that everyone has the capacity to make positive changes in their life, regardless of where they are starting from. My goal is to create a safe, compassionate, and nonjudgmental space where you feel heard and supported. Together, we can explore what brings you to therapy, identify your goals, and collaborate on meaningful steps toward healing, growth, and healthier relationships. I look forward to beginning this journey with you.
During the first session, my focus is on getting to know you, understanding your concerns, and hearing your story in a supportive and nonjudgmental space. I believe that every person’s experiences are unique, and I want clients to feel heard, respected, and understood from the very beginning. Together, we will explore the challenges that brought you to therapy, identify areas of your life you would like to change or improve, and begin creating meaningful therapeutic goals.
One of my strengths as a therapist is my ability to truly listen and create a space where clients feel heard, understood, and accepted without judgment. My goal is to provide a safe and respectful environment where clients feel comfortable sharing their thoughts, emotions, and life experiences openly. I value genuine and authentic interactions in therapy and believe that healing often happens through feeling emotionally safe, supported, and respected. I approach each client with empathy, curiosity, and care.
I enjoy working with teenagers, young adults, and older adults. I feel humbled and honored to join clients on their journey toward healing and recovery. I am trained in individual therapy, addiction treatment, family dynamics, and domestic violence. I feel comfortable working with a wide variety of clients and presenting concerns. I value helping clients identify their goals and supporting them in taking meaningful steps toward achieving them.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are interconnected. By noticing how they influence one another, we can become more self-aware and begin the process of change. By changing the way we think, feel, or behave, we can reduce suffering and help clients live more fulfilling lives. Clients also benefit from identifying their automatic thoughts and learning how to reframe them, recognizing patterns in their behavior and adjusting them, and learning how to be present with their emotions and manage them effectively. I have 20 years of experience working with this approach.
Attachment-based
Attachment theory helps us understand how early relationships with caregivers shape the way people experience closeness, trust, safety, and emotional connection throughout life. Children learn about relationships through repeated interactions with their caregivers. When caregivers are consistently responsive, emotionally available, and protective, children develop a sense that the world is generally safe and that other people can be trusted. Over time, this leads to what is known as secure attachment. When caregiving is inconsistent, rejecting, frightening, emotionally unavailable, or unpredictable, different attachment patterns may develop. These patterns are not conscious decisions; rather, they are adaptive emotional strategies that children develop in order to maintain connection and cope emotionally within their environment. In therapy, the therapeutic relationship itself can become a space where clients gradually experience a more secure connection, emotional validation, and healthier ways of relating to themselves and others.
Adlerian
Adlerian therapy, helps clients understand how early life experiences shape their beliefs, relationships, emotions, and behaviors. The approach focuses on purpose, belonging, personal growth, and emotional well-being. In therapy, the therapist builds a collaborative and encouraging relationship while exploring the client’s early experiences, family dynamics, and core beliefs about themselves and others. Adler believed these early experiences shape a person’s “lifestyle,” or unconscious way of viewing life and relationships. A major goal of Adlerian therapy is helping clients move beyond feelings of inferiority toward healthier connection, empathy, confidence, and a stronger sense of belonging within relationships and community.