Individual Psychotherapy:

 

I focus on creating a strong therapeutic alliance with my clients because feeling comfortable and connected with your therapist is a vital piece of the therapy’s success. I am authentic and warm and take a collaborative approach that I believe helps create a safe therapeutic safe to do the work. I tailor the treatment to meet your individual needs and goals.

 

I have an integrative style, drawing on psychodynamic, systems, and attachment theories. This allows us to look below the symptom level into the root of issues that you may be struggling with.  Thinking about our early attachments while navigating current relationships can provide meaningful insight into our interpersonal patterns and how we view ourselves, others, and the world. I draw on cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavioral techniques to help deal with symptoms by increasing healthy coping and self-care skills. Mindfulness practices and guided meditation can also be used to manage stress and be more present in one’s day to day life.  I am drawn to this mix of perspectives and techniques because they capture the complexity of the human experience.

 

Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy:

 

Witnessing your child struggle can feel intolerable. You may be noticing your child or adolescent withdrawing, appearing angry, having issues with friends, losing self-esteem, or being more disruptive at home or school. Reaching out for professional help can be difficult but it can also be an important element of helping your child or adolescent get back on track.

 

Individual psychotherapy provides children and adolescents with a safe space to process and make meaning of their behaviors and feelings, as well as learn more adaptive patterns of thinking, behaving, communicating, and relating to themselves and others. I use a combination of talk, play, expressive art therapy and parenting support. I also collaborate with pediatricians, teachers, educational therapists, psychiatrists, or other important providers in your child’s life to ensure that I am providing the most thorough treatment.

 

 

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