Hello, With over 16 years experience in mental health, I have a conviction about the human capacity to grow, develop, and adapt throughout life. I appreciate that each person brings to therapy a unique self: the combination of one's personal characteristics, early family relationships, and life experiences. Many times, our most significant growth occurs as a result of learning to cope with challenges that occur in life and the stress that often accompanies change. Therapy can be an excellent tool to help clarify your thoughts, as well as reach a healthy life balance. I look forward to meeting with you and working hard together to explore the deeper meanings of your experiences as they relate to the present, and how you would like to see yourself in the future.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
My clinical focus is on the intersection and interaction of one's past and present in significant relationships and responses to life events. I carefully assess and then build upon the strengths of the individual, encouraging and supporting the growth of greater capacity for reflection, flexibility, and problem solving.
What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?
I practice from an integrative approach, featuring psychodynamic principle along with a cognitive behavioral model where a client’s past experiences are explored to gain insight into present experiences, thoughts, behaviors, and emotions. Therapy also focuses on developing skills for changing behaviors once they are better understood.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I specialize in working with adults experiencing depression, anxiety, chronic pain, grief, and/or trauma related disorders who hope to have an improvement in lifestyle.