How I work

I work collaboratively, relationally and emotionally focused; incorporating a variety of trauma informed, strengths based, client centered approaches.  I pay particular attention to attachment patterns and how your family of origin issues show up in your personal life and in your relationships. I utilize a variety of evidence-based interventions and find that clients appreciate when I incorporate creative and narrative based interventions as a non judgmental, direct approach to difficult circumstances. I am particularly interested in utilizing somatic approaches based approaches to shift your relationship to traumatic experiences or memories. I work with a people living with depression, anxiety, grief, relational issues and every day frustrations in life. I am passionate about empowering clients to work through their comfort zone forging fertile grounds for healing while gaining awareness of circumstances that create barriers to the life they want for themselves personally and in relationship with others.

In addition, I have been trained in the basic elements of Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), which is a very powerful trauma recovery technique that has been shown to resolve trauma response and other mental health conditions in 1-3 sessions.

Important Fact
Evidence suggests that a positive solid relationship between the therapist and client is one of the primary drivers of change. I whole-heartedly believe that the therapist/client relationship grounded in attunement and unconditional regard is in large part what inspires deep healing and change. 

Did you know
Working "relationally" requires that I "show up" authentically and genuinely in our sessions together. My full presence and deep reflective listening supports meeting you where you are. To that end, my mindfulness practice deeply informs my empathic approach to understanding and working with my client’s challenges. This may include interventions that evokes humor and play in our sessions.

Interventions we may utilize together

•    Aspects of Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
•    Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
•    Anti Oppressive, strengths based narrative interventions
•    Modules with in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
•    Aspects of Cognitive behavioral Therapy (CBT)
•    Motivational Interviewing
•    Narrative/Creative/Attachment based interventions
•    Mindfulness Interventions
•    Non-violent Communication
•    Traditional Talk Therapy
•    Family Systems/Family Structural interventions

Previous clients have described me as intuitive, non judgmental, warm, authentic,

direct, compassionate, and skilled at "creating a safe space".