“We are born in relationship, we are wounded in relationship, we can be healed in relationship.”
— Harville Hendrix
Modalities & Approaches
As an integrative and systemic focused therapist, I recognize that one approach to therapy may not fit every client. Depending on your goals, needs, concerns, and preferences, we will collaborate together to build a therapy plan.
Individual Therapy
Too often in life, we feel stuck or alone in whatever we are facing. Individual therapy is a space for you to explore past trauma, family concerns, identity questions, or ongoing stressors present in your life. Individual therapy is a wonderful place to also explore your own relational patterns and tendencies so that you can learn more about your expectations, beliefs, and stories around relationship. Individual therapy sessions last 55 minutes and can occur weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly, depending on your need for support.
Therapeutic Options
Couples Therapy
It is part of our survival instinct to be connected with others, as such, building healthy, supportive, and communicative relationships is an important part of overall well-being. I offer couples therapy to couples who are looking to discover a deeper bond, heal from past hurts, and instill a greater sense of trust in their relationship. Couples therapy sessions last 55 minutes. I recommend clients meet for couples therapy weekly and then slowly titrate to bi-weekly and monthly as the relationship de-escalates and there is enhanced comfort within the relationship.
Family Therapy
As a systems-trained therapist, I am looking at family patterns, cultures, norms, and expectations as a way to understand a person’s lived experience in a larger system (such as a family). Family therapy focuses on implementing boundaries, addressing conflict in a healthy manner, and coping with stress in a more helpful way. I apply Emotionally Focused Family Therapy with families that I work with, particularly to help families build new relational experiences and patterns within their family dynamic.
Virtual Therapy
To promote accessibility and ease in appointments, I meet with clients virtually. Research has shown positive outcomes with online therapy and this modality has become a go-to option since the start of the pandemic. Virtual therapy is accessible via the client portal platform (Simple Practice) and can be used via a computer, tablet, or mobile device.
Therapeutic Lenses
Emotionally Focused Therapy
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is a humanistic and attachment-based therapy that focuses on strengthening the bonds in a relationship. Therapy focuses on identifying negative interactional patterns, exploring emotions and attachment concerns, and then building a new way of connecting. This type of therapy is an evidence-based approach for working with couples and the primary way I support couples to de-escalate and become accessible, responsive, and engaged with one another.
Attachment-Based Therapy
Whether working with individuals, couples, or families, I will almost always bring an attachment lens to the therapeutic process. Essentially, this means that I am looking to how you connected with your caregivers, in other romantic relationships, and in friendships that could be impacting how you understand your current relational dynamics. We will explore your attachment style and tendency while supporting you to build trust, connection, and resiliency in your relationships.
Narrative Therapy
Narrative Therapy is a collaborative approach to therapy where we will work together to deconstruct and rebuild stories that you have engaged with during your life. We will focus on externalizing the problem (meaning that the source of the problem is outside of you) and considering alternative narratives that support the life you are working towards.
Person-Centered Therapy
Humanistic Therapy or Person-Centered Therapy underscores the importance of client-centered care. As a part of this type of therapy, I will offer genuineness, empathy, and unconditional positive regard. I see the humanness you bring to our work and will highlight the trust and capability you have in your own life. This approach is especially helpful for clients working on issues of self-esteem, self-acceptance, and identity exploration.
Queer Affirming, Social Justice Oriented, Feminist Theory
Working from a queer-affirming and feminist lens means that I often bring in awareness of power dynamics that contribute to the problems one may experience. This may include societal pressures to look, love, and act in a particular way. As part of this process, we will explore how external narratives have impacted your sense of self and how you can gain increased liberation from these stories in your healing journey. Whether homophobia, transphobia, sexism, ageism, sizeism, or racism, social justice impacts must be identified in order to capture the influence of broader social narratives.
