LMHC, 3 years of experience
Hey there! If your negative thought loops or emotions have impacted your life in some way, I'm here to remind you that you're certainly not alone - you're human. I view therapy as a chance to improve the thinking patterns that cause you to feel anxious or depressed, and keep you down for longer than feels healthy. My aim is to help confront these problem areas and then construct goals that ultimately bring about healthy change!
In our first session together, we will explore any existing problem areas in your life. Together we will create a set of specific goals that will allow us to gradually work upon the most important areas of growth for you. The subject of therapy is YOU, one that should be approached with both curiosity and care, and one that I would certainly be privileged to take part in!
I am a solution-focused therapist at heart and I also lean on cognitive-behavioral principles in my practice. The combination of these tools usually leads to a high level of engagement and receptiveness with my clients! I also aim to use a calm, conversational tone throughout sessions, which encourages a healthy space to exchange thoughts, ideas, and helpful solutions.
From the outset, I try to collaborate with my clients in a way that is open, honest, and safe. I promote the use of therapeutic tools such as thought reframing, emotion regulation, and mindfulness in a way that works for your own unique needs.
I use CBT techniques in my practice to explore the relationships between your thinking patterns, emotions, and behavior. Many of these techniques are largely used to deconstruct unhealthy thinking patterns that may be interfering in various areas of your life.
DBT skills are often used in my practice when issues of emotion regulation or impulsive behaviors are front and center.
I have successfully used motivational interviewing techniques to evaluate degrees of motivation, ambivalence, or resistance to making healthy changes - this can be especially helpful for making tough life decisions!
I often integrate psychodynamic techniques to help identify unconscious motivations that lead to unhealthy thinking patterns, emotional states, and/or behaviors.