Sustainable growth and healing happens through courageous, supported engagement with our emotions in more effective ways.

This is the concept of connected change: when working with me, you will be helped to move toward your goals with the support and safety of our therapeutic relationship.

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Clients working with me face a range of challenges

  • Relationship issues, including conflict & disconnection

  • Anxious, avoidant and disorganized attachment

  • Childhood trauma, including abuse and neglect

  • Domestic violence & relationship trauma

  • Difficulty setting boundaries

  • Emotional dysregulation

  • Perfectionism and high-functioning anxiety

  • Excessive emotional avoidance

  • Generalized anxiety & chronic worry

  • Intrusive thoughts & compulsive behaviors

  • Persistent feelings of sadness and low self-worth

  • Navigating major life transitions

  • Gender & sexuality concerns

  • Burnout from high-stress environments

Populations, Approaches, and Diagnoses

Populations

  • Adults

  • Adolescents (12+)

  • Couples

  • Families with Children 12+

Approaches

  • Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

  • Gottman Method

  • Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)

  • Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Therapy (AEDP)

Diagnoses

  • OCD

  • Anxiety

  • Perfectionism

  • Depression

  • PTSD & Complex Trauma

  • Life Transitions

  • Grief & Loss

  • Self Esteem

  • Body Image

  • Stress Management

  • Parenting

  • Personality Disorders