Approaches
I use a variety of approaches tailored to my client’s needs in order to provide the best care possible. There is no one-size-fits-all solution that is going to resonate with everyone, so I find it’s important to identify each person’s natural strengths and to work with those.
I pull from a variety of approaches and perspectives such as:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Anti-Capitalist
Anti-Racist
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Compassion Focused Therapy
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Ecological Perspective
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)
Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP)
Family Systems Perspective
Feminist
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Interpersonal Therapy
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Motivational Interviewing
Narrative Therapy
Person-Centered Perspective
Positive Psychology
Prolonged Exposure for PTSD
Somatic Approaches
Strengths-based Perspective
Trauma-focused Perspective
Specialties
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Build Flexibility
ACT is a behavioral approach that helps you clarify what matters to you and move in that direction. It eases rigid patterns and resistance that get in the way of you living the life you want. ACT also helps you stay present, practice acceptance of what is, and take actions that match your values.
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Shift Limiting Beliefs
EMDR is a body‑based therapy that taps into your brain’s natural healing processes to support recovery. Originally developed for PTSD, EMDR can also help with other concerns by identifying and shifting the underlying beliefs that hold you back. EMDR can give you gentle emotional distance from past events so you can live a fuller, more meaningful life now.
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Be Here Now
Mindfulness can be part of other therapies and is also helpful on its own. Emotions like regret, fear, and grief can pull you out of the present and keep you stuck in the past or worrying about the future. Mindfulness helps you stay in the here-and-now, observe without judgment, and take action where you have power.
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Heal Your Parts
IFS is a trauma‑informed, body‑aware therapy that helps you notice the different parts of yourself — like the inner critic or the firefighter — and how they relate to each other and to the world. It helps you understand why those parts act as they do and, with compassion and curiosity, soothes and heals parts that feel stuck or overwhelmed. By getting to know your parts, you can build self‑trust and learn to lead from a calmer, wiser place inside.