Get out of your head.
Therapy for parents of young children.
Therapy for relational trauma.
Therapy for teens.
Therapy to overcome irritability, dissatisfaction and hopelessness.
Specialties
Anxiety/Depression
The best therapeutic work I do with those struggling with mood disorders is often surrounding issues of self-critique, existential concerns, and trouble with making decisions.
Teens
Teens have been a part of my practice since the beginning and ,no matter what, will always be a part of my work. Teens keep things real and tend to never let a therapist get away with showing up half-heartedly. One of my approaches is to always keep the conversation going and to never assume that if they don’t bring things up, that things aren’t going on.
Trauma
Working with unresolved issues from childhood, such as neglect, emotional abandonment or insecure attachments of any kind, is the most commong type of trauma I work with.
Trained in EMDR, I am able to combine this extrensively researched and evidence-based treatment, with my psychodynamic/attachment training to form a true depth-oriented approach to treating trauma that is individualized to your needs.
Parents of Young Children
I believe that the greatest gift we can give the world is parents who are able to show up and be present with their kids. The whole world benefits when children are given a healthy emotional start in life.
Parents of young children have never had it it easy, but parenting in the past few years has felt relentless. I understand the struggle to find balance in who you are as an individual and the strain that trying to be a good parent places on all your other many roles. If you’re living for life after bedtime and want to enjoy your kids more, I’m here to support you.
I have a particular interest in supporting those who are parenting after experiencing childhood trauma/emotional neglect of their own. Being a parent after a difficult childhood makes it that much harder. I am here to help you shift the balance of intergenerational trauma and support you in breaking the cycle for you children.
I believe in the profound power of you.
“People are just as wonderful as sunsets if you let them be. When I look at a sunset, I don't find myself saying, 'Soften the orange a bit on the right-hand corner. ' I don't try to control a sunset. I watch with awe as it unfolds.”
-Carl Rogers
My Therapy Style
Curious and ever-present, I am not a quiet blank slate in session. I will carry a conversation with you and may even laugh with you at times! When it matters (and it’s appropriate!), I will sit forward and give you an opinion.
My goals is not to simply prune the garden of their mental health by keeping things light and easy, but to get to the “roots” of what mattered. This is my greatest hope for being a therapist.
My education and training taught me that therapy is a relationship, but after working with hundreds of people, I now know this to be true on a much deeper level. This means therapy is a two-person experience, rather than a single-sided power imbalance where I as a therapist sit and “analyze” you. Instead, I believe my role is to see you, fully understand where you are coming from and support you to unfurl things so you can see things just a bit clearer for yourself. Ultimately, it doesn’t matter if I see what makes you a valuable human if you don’t see it yourself.