About Me

Therapy Style

I believe that successful therapy relies on the relationship built between you and your therapist. I seek to build a relationship with each person I work with that is based in mutual trust. My style is warm, non-judgmental, collaborative, and humorous. I utilize an integration of evidence-based approaches, including CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy), and DBT (dialectical behavior therapy), combined with a psychodynamic ("talk therapy") relational approach, which allows me to provide tools for coping based on an understanding of your history, needs, and strengths. In working with couples and relationship struggles, I pull from both EFT (Emotion Focused Therapy) and the Gottman Method. I've found that by pulling from different modalities, I can better tailor the interventions to the person in front of me, leaning into your strengths.

Please note: Therapy is not magic (I wish it was), and I don't have a magic wand (although that would be awesome), that means that the odds of being "all better" after just one session are low. Change is a process; therapy is a journey, and some journeys are longer than others. Luckily, the steps to start that process are simple: getting to know each other, setting goals, and figuring out what works for you. For a bit more about my approach, check out my home page.