Approach
and
what to expect
You may be asking yourself why choose therapy and why now?
People often make the decision to go to therapy when other sources are not providing them the answers they’re seeking. It is sometimes at a point when curiosity or distress inspires the will to change or learn something about themselves.
As first time humans, it is natural we come across stuck points. Stuck points can show up in our thoughts and feelings, in our relationships, in pursuit of our goals, or ability to feel satisfied with how we’re experiencing life.
Therapy is a way for us to examine our stuck points with curiosity rather than judgement. We can explore why we are in repeating patterns in our emotions, thoughts, and relationships. In tending to these curiosity, we can also find ways to expand our lives and move through these stuck points rather than against them.
Why therapy?
What to expect
I use a warm and supportive approach that draws from nearly a decade of work with attachment and trauma, as well as grief, suppressed emotions, parenting, and early childhood.
I offer a Psychodynamic approach which is an evidence-based therapy that works well for a wide-range of human experiences, such as depression, anxiety, relationship struggles, and trauma. While this term may seem ivory-towered, it refers to a lot of the therapy stuff we are familiar with: attachment, personality, what inspires us, how we manage self-esteem, and protect ourselves from painful experiences.
This approach addresses our most important relationships, how to notice and understand the recurring patterns in our lives, somatic awareness of our emotional experiences, and a focus on how our pasts have shaped our present.
In a way, our sessions form to the shape of your life. You will find that that shape expands as we explore the depths and roots of your experience, how to connect with what really sustains you in life, and new ways of not just understanding but being with yourself and relationships.
I integrate modalities that are appropriate for your particular needs from Motivational Interviewing (MI), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and existential therapy.