New to Grow
I work with insightful, self-aware individuals and couples who understand their patterns, but feel stuck changing them. People who are used to overthinking, carrying emotional weight quietly, and trying to hold everything together while feeling disconnected internally or in their relationships. My work focuses on helping you move beyond just understanding yourself to actually living differently by building emotional awareness, strengthening boundaries, and creating meaningful, lasting, and intentional change.
Starting therapy can feel intimidating, especially if you're not used to opening u or don't know what to expect. The first session is designed to ease you into the process, not overwhelm you. We'll start by talking about what Brough you in and what you're hoping to get out of therapy. You don't need to have the "perfect" answer or know exactly where to begin. I'll guide the conversation in a way that helps us make sense of what's going on for you. I'll also ask some background questions about your current stressors, relationships, and any relevant history to get a clearer picture of your experiences and patterns. This helps me understand not just what you're dealing with, but how it's been showing up in your life. You can expect me to be present, thoughtful, and collaborative. By the end of the session, we'll start to clarify your goals and what moving forward together could look like.
What sets my work apart is that I don't stop at insight. Many of my clients are already self-aware. They've read the books, reflected deeply, and can articulate exactly why they feel the way they do, but understanding the problem hasn't translated into change. That's where my work is different. I focus on helping clients bridge the gap between knowing ad doing, moving beyond intellectualizing emotions to actually experiencing, processing, and responding to them in a different way.
I work best with individuals and couples who are insightful, self-aware, and used to being the "put together' one, but internally feel stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected. These are the clients who are high-functioning on the outside, but carry anxiety, pressure, or emotional weight privately. They think deeply and analyze everything, but struggle to change unhelpful patterns. They may intellectualize their emotions rather than fully experience them or feel responsible for holding things together whether for themselves, their relationships, or their families.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I was trained in CBT as a foundational approach to understanding how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors interact. Early in my work, CBT gave me a structured way to help clients identify unhelpful patterns, challenge distorted thinking, and build more adaptive coping strategies.
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
I incorporate ACT as a way to help clients build a different relationship with their internal experiences by learning how to coexist with them without being controlled by them. I help clients work with this by going from "How do I stop feeling this?" to "How do I live the life I want, even when this feeling is here?"
Couples Counseling
I focus on more than just improving communication. I focus on understanding the patterns underneath it. My approach is rooted in helping partners slow down and recognize what's actually happening because conflict isn't always the problem. Disconnection is. So I help couples bridge that gap between logic and emotion, especially for people who are used to problem-solving, but struggle with emotional vulnerability.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
I use DBT to help clients regulate emotions, tolerate distress, and navigate relationships more effectively, especially when emotions feel intense, overwhelming, or hard to manage.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
I integrate elements of IFS as a way to help clients understand the different "parts" of themselves - the ones that protect, the ones that carry pain, and the ones that feel stuck in patterns they don't fully understand. IFS is based on the idea that you are not just one fixed version of yourself. You are made up of different parts, each with its own role, intention, and story. IFS helps make sense of internal tension clients may be facing due to conflicting parts.