My Approach
Therapy is a collaborative and creative process in which we work together to foster personal growth. In our sessions, you will be given the space to openly discuss your life, you will be encouraged to creatively explore your troubles without judgment or criticism, and I will provide feedback, observations, and reflections to you. Sessions will be focused on self-development, with the ongoing goal of creating life meaning, developing fulfilling relationships, enhancing sexual intimacy, creating more effective patterns of behavior, and deepening emotional expression.
I am informed by the interpersonal neurobiological perspective, which is an evidence-based interdisciplinary approach to human development that uses the brain’s capacity to adapt and construct neuronal pathways in response to new experiences, human connection, and relational attunement. I have an eclectic therapeutic style that blends somatic, polyvagal, humanistic, psychoanalytic, existential, and cognitive interventions. I am trained in numerous modalities including (but not limited to) Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.
In therapy, I will focus on your unique neurobiological, environmental, and developmental process while also considering how larger systematic, cultural, and social forces intersect to shape your worldview. We will explore the ways in which you make meaning of the world around you. We will examine how your current thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are shaped by your history and family system, your relationships, and personal adversity. My goal is to help you be in conversation with your suffering and become more aware of how wounds from your past are contributing to behavioral patterns that may be impeding your emotional and relational development. We will work together to develop self-acceptance while consciously engaging with these patterns to obtain a fuller and more meaningful life.
Like all human relationships there is a risk involved in therapy, exploring your life in a deep and meaningful way requires vulnerability and can be tremendously painful. Over time, we will develop a relationship that is rooted in authenticity, honest expression of emotions, and self-discovery. Therapy is an opportunity to explore the depths of who you are while moving toward self-growth and awareness.
“In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth, or to step back into safety”