(he/him)
Hello, I am a person who prioritizes the help of others. It is a very important passion I have in my life. I am a nerd at heart with a lot of different interest but also enjoy sports and physical activity in my spare time. I am easy going and understanding of others and work to connect with my clients as a person and a professional. I accept all forms of feedback and view the therapeutic alliance as a partnership. I love learning all I can from others and look forward to meeting new clients.
First session serves as an introduction for me to better understand you and works as a place for you to get your bearings and develop comfort and familiarity. We will go over background information, what pushed you to seek out counseling, and maybe a side stop to discuss interests. My number one goal in session one is to create an inviting experience and getting on the same page for what we expect and desire from our meetings. At the end I will ask for feedback and will be open to adapting my style in any reasonable way that suits you.
I aim to best help by offering a space to feel safe and secure while sharing details about oneself. I like to be curious and open while offering a different perspective to best benefit the client in that moment. I focus on providing aid that meets the requirements of the individual on a personal level.
I work best with individuals who are able and willing to be receptive to discussing possible changes to make in their lives that could benefit them. Curiosity can be a very necessary tool for healing and I can be of service to aid someone in cultivating and growing that tool. Therapy can be a lot of work but I aim to be as supportive as possible for my clients until they reach their personal goals. The work is very difficult but as long as we remain together consistent and curious the results do often come.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
We utilize IFS to better understand our internal workings. Develop more positive relationships with different aspects of ourselves and fast track the healing of traumatic events through meaningful experiential discussions with our self's different parts and develop a better understanding of why we do the things that we do both consciously and unconsciously.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
With CBT we will work on how to best recognize and affect your internal and external environments. We will work to analyze black and white thinking and utilize practice of alternative thoughts and other ways to challenge our ways of thinking to better ourselves and reduce daily stressors.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Using DBT we will work on stress tolerance and understanding our different emotional states. We will utilize mindfulness methods to change how we view emotions and how our emotions impact our mental processes. We will work on ways to let our our emotions in constructive ways to reduce the build up of stress.