New to Grow
I’m a licensed psychotherapist working with adults who may appear high-functioning on the outside but feel anxious, overwhelmed, or emotionally unsettled beneath the surface. Many of the individuals I work with are navigating relationship challenges, life transitions, self-doubt, or persistent patterns they can’t quite untangle on their own. My style is thoughtful, steady, and insight-oriented. I integrate practical tools for emotional regulation with deeper exploration of relational patterns and attachment dynamics. I believe therapy should feel both grounding and meaningful — a place where you can slow down, understand yourself more clearly, and begin shifting patterns that no longer serve you. Clients often describe me as calm, direct, and attuned. I aim to create a space that feels safe enough for honesty and structured enough for real change. My work focuses not only on reducing symptoms, but on building emotional clarity, stability, and more secure ways of relating — to others and to yourself.
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
Our first session is a conversation — not an interrogation. I’ll ask about what brings you to therapy now, what feels most urgent, and what you’ve already tried. We’ll also explore your history at a pace that feels manageable, with attention to patterns in relationships, stress, and emotional responses. You don’t need to prepare anything or have the “right words.” My role is to help you slow down and organize what may feel tangled or overwhelming. By the end of the session, you may gain some clarity about your goals and a sense of whether we’re a good fit to work together.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
My clinical approach can be identified as the ability to hold depth and structure at the same time. I help clients move beyond surface-level coping by identifying the underlying patterns driving anxiety, relationship strain, or self-doubt — while also offering practical tools for stabilization and change. Clients often tell me they feel both understood and challenged in our work. I listen closely, notice relational dynamics as they unfold, and name themes that may be difficult to articulate. My approach is steady, thoughtful, and emotionally attuned, creating a space where meaningful insight translates into lasting, real-world shifts.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I work best with thoughtful, self-reflective adults who may look high-functioning on the outside but feel anxious, disconnected, or emotionally overwhelmed beneath the surface. You may find yourself repeating relationship patterns, overthinking decisions, people-pleasing, or feeling lonely even when you’re not alone. My ideal client is curious about understanding why they feel the way they do — not just how to make symptoms disappear. You value depth, insight, and practical tools. You’re open to examining long-standing patterns and want therapy that is both grounded and meaningful. Together, we focus on emotional clarity, steadiness, and building relationships that feel more secure and authentic.
Attachment-based
My work is deeply informed by attachment theory. I help clients understand how early relational experiences shape current patterns in intimacy, trust, conflict, and emotional regulation. In practice, this means we pay attention to how you experience closeness, distance, rejection, and vulnerability — both in your relationships outside of therapy and within the therapeutic relationship itself. I help you identify attachment patterns (such as anxious, avoidant, or disorganized tendencies) and work toward developing a more secure, stable internal sense of self and connection. The goal is not to “label” you, but to help you feel safer in relationships — including your relationship with yourself.
Psychodynamic
Psychodynamic therapy focuses on understanding the deeper roots of emotional distress. I work collaboratively with clients to explore recurring themes, unconscious patterns, internal conflicts, and relational dynamics that may be operating outside of awareness. Rather than only managing symptoms, we explore why certain patterns repeat — in relationships, work, or self-esteem. This approach helps build lasting change by increasing self-understanding and emotional flexibility. I tend to begin pragmatically — supporting stabilization and coping — and then gradually deepen into insight-oriented work as the client feels more grounded and ready.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I integrate CBT tools to help clients identify unhelpful thought patterns and behavioral cycles that contribute to anxiety, depression, and stress. In sessions, we examine how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors influence one another. I provide practical strategies for restructuring distorted thinking, reducing avoidance, and building healthier coping responses. CBT is especially useful when clients are feeling overwhelmed or stuck in repetitive worry, self-criticism, or negative prediction patterns. I use it in a way that feels collaborative rather than rigid — adapting tools to fit the individual.
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
I incorporate mindfulness-based and emotion regulation techniques to help clients increase awareness of their internal experience without becoming overwhelmed by it. This includes learning how to tolerate distress, slow reactivity, and respond rather than react. For clients experiencing anxiety, relational conflict, or strong emotional swings, these tools create greater psychological stability. Mindfulness in my practice is not about “positive thinking” — it’s about building the capacity to stay present with your experience in a grounded and self-compassionate way.