about therapy

  • My work is primarily relational, attachment-focused, psychodynamic, and trauma-informed. I also integrate ideas and interventions from:

    • DBT

    • ACT

    • family systems

    • narrative therapy

    • mindfulness-based approaches

    • nervous system/regulation-focused work

    In practice, this usually means I’m interested not just in symptoms themselves, but in:

    • what those symptoms are trying to accomplish

    • how they developed

    • what relationships and environments shaped them

    • what survival strategies made sense at the time

    • and how to help build a more stable, connected sense of self moving forward

    I practice neurodiversity-affirming care, working with you to identify your own healthy baseline — rather than treating difference itself as pathology. The goal is not to force you into a version of “normal” that leaves you disconnected from yourself, but to help you better understand your patterns, reduce suffering, strengthen relationships, and build a life that feels more sustainable and authentic to you.

  • My style tends to be collaborative, flexible, direct, curious, and human. Therapy with me is not usually a blank-wall “how does that make you feel?” experience, but it’s also not just advice-giving or forced positivity.

    Depending on the person and situation, sessions may involve:

    • emotional processing

    • exploring patterns and relationships

    • humor

    • grounding/regulation strategies

    • psychoeducation

    • games or creative interventions

    • role play

    • metaphor/storytelling

    • practical problem-solving

    • family involvement

    • making space for difficult emotions without trying to erase them

    I try to meet people where they actually are rather than where they think they’re supposed to be.

  • Therapy with children and adolescents often looks different than therapy with adults and may involve:

    • games

    • metaphor

    • storytelling

    • creativity

    • regulation work

    • indirect forms of communication and emotional processing

    Parent or caregiver involvement is sometimes part of the process as well, particularly with younger clients, while still maintaining developmentally appropriate privacy and emotional safety for the client.