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How effective therapy is relies heavily on the fit and connection between the therapist and the client. Therapy is more than just a collection of coping tools, and a healthy therapeutic relationship is a key element to your success and satisfaction with therapy.
Personally, I can best be described as warm, calm, and easy to talk to. I take a proactive and practical approach to therapy, meaning, I'm not going to just sit and listen to you talk the whole session. I actively work with my clients to address their issues and work towards their goals.
I love to use humor and (sometimes cheesy) metaphors. I celebrate my clients' successes with them and work to create a shame-reducing therapy environment. Incorporating my clients' interests and hobbies into our work is important, as is understanding their values and what is most meaningful to them in life.
I work with adults from all walks of life including working professionals, parents, young adults, and high achievers.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
(DBT)
DBT is an evidenced based therapy designed for managing intense emotions and building healthy relationships. It helps individuals develop distress tolerance skills, emotional regulation skills, and develop healthier relationship patterns. Along the way, I help my clients work through deeper issues and build a life worth living.
Acceptance & Comitment Therapy
(ACT)
ACT encourages individuals to accept their thoughts and feelings rather than fighting or feeling guilty for them. I use this approach to help my clients tame their overthinking. This approach has a strong focus on acceptance and developing a growth mindset and uses your personal values as a guide towards growth and healing.
Neurodiversity Informed Care
Not all brains work the same. Many of my clients are neurodivergent and we work to create a life that fits with how their brain works. I also help my clients under how sensory input and over/under stimulation can impact them.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
A structured, evidenced based approach to treating insomnia without medication. It helps improve sleep by addressing unhelpful thoughts, behaviors, and patterns that interfere with restful, restorative sleep.
Accelerated Resolution Therapy
(ART)
ART is a brief, evidence-based treatment that uses eye movements and guided imagery to help the brain reprocess distressing memories & reduce the emotional distress of those memories.
Mindfulness
No, I'm not expecting my client to sit quietly and meditate. However, mindfulness, or the practice of intentionally paying attention to the present moment, has innumerable benefits and is a big part of my practice. I help my clients develop easy, realistic ways to increase mindfulness in their life.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
(CBT)
CBT is widely used and focuses on identifying and changing negative thought patterns and behaviors. I rarely rely on just CBT strategies for my client as, often, I find that those who struggle with overthinking or mood swings are better helped with other approaches. However, it can be a very useful approach for some.
Solution Focused Therapy (SFBT)
This approach keeps the focus on the present and how to cope with and address the immediate issues. It focuses on drawing from strengths and resources and building a toolbox of healthy coping strategies.
