Our Work together
People seek therapy for a variety of reasons, and therapy across individuals and situations never looks the same. When you and I work together you can expect me to listen intently, to engage authentically, and to ask many questions about the values and cultures that shape your experience in this life. You can also expect me to challenge you to lean-in to your lived experience using a variety of specific treatment modalities.
I regard you as the “expert” in you, and we will start by taking a close look at the concerns that have brought us together. We will build a relationship that seeks an intimate understanding of how these concerns play out in your day to day life, and how you would like them to look moving forward.
My approach as a therapist is informed by multiculturalism, accelerated dynamic psychotherapies, existential psychotherapy, attachment theory, CBT, mindfulness meditation, and evidence-based practices. I will ask you challenging exploratory questions, I will encourage you to explore your thoughts and feelings deeply in-session, and we will learn how to best help you thrive beyond the therapeutic relationship. We will develop strategies to regulate emotions and manage symptoms, and we will do the depth work required to understand and resolve the underlying causes of these presenting problems.
I typically meet with clients weekly (at least at the beginning of our work together) for 50-minute sessions. Meeting regularly provides a continuity to the process that is fundamental at the outset of therapy.
“Like subterranean water, or minerals buried deep within the rock of the planet, we are talking about interior resources deep within ourselves, innate to us as human beings”
Presenting Concerns and Specialization
Managing Anxiety and Depression
Grief and Loss
Trauma (Recent and Childhood)
Transitions (e.g. exploring career, school and education, beginnings and endings in relationships, parenthood, relocation, physical changes, etc.)
Existential Woe (meaning, purpose, and exploration of something greater than the self)
Athletic Injury and Recovery (identity and rehabilitation)
Mindfulness Meditation and Practice
Athletic Performance (managing ancitipatory and performance anxieties)
Men’s issues (healthy masculinity, identity development)
LGBTQ Issues and Concerns
Gender (identity development and exploration)
Attachment (secure and insecure attachments, developing healthy relationships)
Maintaining Healthy Relationships
Sexual Health and Intimacy