individual therapy

I work with individuals aged 13 and older. I specialize in mood disorders (i.e., anxiety and depression) acute trauma, complex PTSD, boundaries and communication, relationships, and grief and loss. I take a systemic, whole-person in-context view to my work. My approach is not one-size-fits-all, rather, we build our plan of care together in a dynamic way. Your input on how we work together and where we go with that work is a huge part of the process. I openly acknowledge the inherent power dynamic in the therapeutic relationship, and work to shift that into true relational work - we work as a team. I strive to help you discover your innate capacity to heal, to grow, and am explicit about the methods I use in session to help bring about this capacity. Consent and open dialogue are essential to our work together.

The main modalities I use in my work are Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), somatic-based interventions such as focusing and body scanning to discover and experience core emotions, and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction to help regulate internal distress and increase internal ease, and Internal Family Systems to explore parts work. I also readily use CBT interventions as appropriate to the client and the context of what we are working with.