Here to Help You Heal
You may find yourself repeating the same patterns in relationships, overwhelmed by difficult emotions, struggling with complicated family dynamics, stuck in cycles of negative thinking, or uncertain about who you are and what you want. Some people come to therapy seeking relief from emotional distress. Others want to work through and make sense of painful or traumatic experiences, and still others hope to better understand their histories and themselves. Therapy offers a space to explore these feelings and patterns, understand what sustains them, and consider new ways of relating to yourself and others.
I work with adults and emerging adults navigating relationship difficulties, questions of identity, life transitions, and emotional distress, including anxiety, depression, anger, and emotional overwhelm. You are also welcome here if prolonged or repeated trauma continues to affect your emotional life and relationships.
I value working with people across a range of identities, backgrounds, and perspectives, and strive to provide care that is LGBTQIA+-affirming, sex-positive, and culturally responsive. Anti-racist and feminist values inform my work, and I welcome conversations about how identity, culture, systems, and social contexts shape our experiences.
My Approach to Care
I believe meaningful change involves not only addressing current symptoms, but also understanding the experiences, relationships, and adaptations that have shaped the ways we move through the world. In sessions, we may attend to emotions that feel difficult to access or manage, explore familiar patterns and attachment experiences, or get curious about different parts of self and the needs they hold. I believe that insight and practical support go hand in hand: when helpful, we can draw on practical tools, including DBT skills, to help you manage difficult emotions and everyday challenges.
Therapy, as I see it, means balancing support with honest exploration, so I aim to meet you with empathy, compassion, and thoughtfulness while also challenging you through contemporary psychodynamic and relational perspectives when it feels important to our work. Collaboration is central to that process. The relationship we build can be an important part of change – a place to feel understood, explore how you relate to others, and experiment with new ways of expressing yourself, navigating conflict, and connecting with people.
