My Approach
Therapy Is Both an Art and a Science
Good therapy draws on research, evidence, and clinical training. But it's also deeply relational and deeply human. The most effective therapeutic work happens at the intersection of those two things, where clinical skill meets genuine human connection and a space that feels safe enough to be honest in.
That's what I'm committed to creating here.
You Are the Expert on You
When we meet, this is your space. Our work together is a collaboration driven by your needs and your goals. I bring clinical training, evidence-based tools, and years of experience to the room. But you bring something I can't replicate: the expertise of your own lived experience. My job is to help you access and trust that knowledge, not to tell you who you are or what you should do.
I consider it a privilege to do this work. I don't take lightly the trust it requires to sit down with someone and talk about the things that are hardest to say out loud. My goal is to honor that trust by showing up fully present, genuinely curious, and committed to your wellbeing.
Evidence-Based Tools in Service of You
I draw on a range of approaches that are grounded in research and adapted to the individual. These include EMDR, cognitive behavioral therapy, exposure-based therapy, mindfulness-based CBT, and ego-state or parts-based work. I don't use these as a rigid formula. I use them as a toolkit, selecting and tailoring what's most likely to be useful for you at any given point in our work together.
Underneath all of it is a mindfulness-based orientation that shapes how I work. Mindfulness isn't just a technique I apply. It's a way of paying attention, to what's happening in the present moment, to patterns that show up again and again, to the inner experience that often drives our behavior without our awareness. Learning to relate differently to your own inner experience is often where the most meaningful shifts happen.
A Comfortable, Safe Space to Discover Your Strengths
I've worked to create a practice that feels welcoming and unhurried. A place where you don't have to perform or have it all figured out before you walk in. My hope for every person I work with is that they leave therapy with a clearer sense of who they are, greater confidence in their ability to handle what life brings, and more access to their own inner strengths than they had when we started.
That's the work. And I believe you're capable of it.
A Note on Mindfulness
Mindfulness is woven into my clinical work, but it's also a practice I teach outside of a counseling context through The Lotus Place. If you're curious about developing a mindfulness practice alongside your therapeutic work, or simply want to explore what mindfulness has to offer on its own, I'd invite you to learn more.