I approach the therapeutic process as a collaborative and mutually committed journey between the therapist and client. I primarily use a psychodynamic approach to understand clients, which I combine with an emphasis on other evidence-based practices for treatment. Embracing flexibility, I find it most useful to integrate techniques from a variety of models (e.g., DBT, ACT, Compassion-Focused Therapy) to work collaboratively to meet the client’s needs.

 

Further, drawing from social psychological research, I believe a sense of belonging is central to our human existence—involving formative sources of pain and suffering, as well as offering a meaningful mechanism for healing. I use the therapeutic relationship as both a means to illuminate areas of challenge in my clients’ lives and to facilitate acceptance, change, and growth.

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I value deep and genuine connection to the present moment feelings, thoughts, and sensations. Additionally, I emphasize meaning making in narrative constructions of past, present, and future. I take great care in establishing an authentic working alliance and creating spaces in which clients feel “seen” and “heard” as well as culturally, emotionally, and physically safe. I have found that this sense of safety, authenticity, and visibility—coupled with a shared focus on the therapeutic relationship—is what is most needed in the journey toward meaningful change.