Commonly Addressed Issues

Life Transitions

Life transitions reshape routines, influencing outlooks. By actively processing events, we empower growth and move forward. In therapy, we focus on embracing positive emotional processing, bridging gaps for a fulfilling journey ahead. Life transitions are significant events that you are finding to have a challenge navigating on our own. Or, feel overwhelmed from the altitude of processing needed for the change.

Trauma

Trauma creates obstacles in personal development. I explore various trauma fields, fostering a compassionate, supportive space to address vulnerabilities. Guiding away from self-blame, we reclaim power and identity from past experiences. My experiences embody the complex nature of trauma in each individual's narrative. I have helped individuals shift from a sense of self that felt entrapping to regaining a renewed sense of autonomy, resilience, and self-empowerment.

Grief & Loss

Loss is a profound life experience marked by emotional weight becoming an ongoing healing process. In therapy, we create a space for the pendulum between feeling stuck in loss and finding a path forward. Join me in navigating the emotions of grief, working towards relief. I guide individuals through various losses—humans and non-human, pets. I support non-death losses, which are events considered as life losses, such as career changes, geographic shifts, cultural adjustments, and more. I offer understanding for the grief that follows.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Struggling with OCD can feel overwhelming, but there is hope for relief. In therapy, we delve into the complexities of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, developing personalized strategies to manage intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. Together, we work towards fostering a sense of control, resilience, and a path to a more balanced, empowered life. I use evidence-based, gold standard for OCD treatment called ERP - look under Services for more information. With more research, I am beginning to integrate Inference based-CBT modalities that help with reducing emotional harm. By allowing Values and Imagination be integrated into treatment allows clients to feel some sense of strength in a condition where they are constantly hopeless.

Social Gender Issues

I hold deep understanding the far-reaching effects of societal gender expectations. Through both personal experiences and shared therapeutic encounters with all genders, I've witnessed the profound impact of societal norms on shaping negative self-perceptions. The effects can be determinately powerful. In therapy, my approach delves into unraveling how these conditional constructs affect each gender uniquely, tailoring interventions to address the broader systems that influence your daily functioning. Together, let's navigate these influences, fostering self-awareness and empowering you to transcend societal norms.

Other Issues

Beyond my specialized areas, I offer support for depression, whether situational or spanning across the lifespan, as well as anxiety. Additionally, I am actively expanding my expertise in personality disorders through continuous education. My unwavering commitment to seeking the right resources for my clients reflects both a strong ethical stance and a valuable quality. Moreover, my adept ability to build rapport and comprehend one's life is a unique gift for which I am profoundly grateful in this lifetime.

Interventions

  • Developed by Dr. David Grand, Brainspotting harnesses the brain's self-healing capacity. Focused on "brainspots" — specific eye positions tied to trauma, emotional distress, or personal growth hindrances — this approach enables individuals to process emotions, rewire neural pathways, and find relief from psychological challenges. Its versatility extends to various life events, such as trauma, attachment ruptures, and stress effects, making it an empowering tool for healing pathways.

  • ACT seamlessly integrates traditional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques with mindfulness strategies. Our primary aim is to cultivate psychological flexibility, guiding you to accept your thoughts rather than resisting them. ACT delves into the fear of inferiority that can emerge within the complexities of society. I leverage ACT to unravel how external systems contribute to this sense of inferiority, pivoting towards a strengths-based approach that empowers you to embrace a holistic interpretation of yourself.

  • Our bodies hold deep capacities to keep pent-up, damaging emotions. Through somatic experiencing in therapy, we employ mind-body techniques to release these barriers. Our bodies speak a language that must be heard and understood.

  • Description text goes hereRO-DBT, a subset of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy by Dr. Lynch, targets overcontrol marked by excessive self-control and inhibited emotional expression. I employ this approach to encourage risk-taking in re-experiencing life, fostering flexibility in thoughts for a healthier perspective. RO-DBT integrates the autonomic nervous system, addressing over-control in primal responses, aiming for a balance between self-control, social connectedness, and emotional expression.

  • Grief's impact prompts exploration of painful emotions in therapy. I integrate insights from various grief scholars, addressing the pendulum between past and future, finding meaning post-loss, and emphasizing symbolism. Central to grief work is my ability to sit with you, providing the crucial space for genuine expression amid the challenges often faced by support systems.

  • To effectively conquer the complexities of obsessive-compulsive disorder and other high anxiety disorders, such as panic disorder and phobias, the golden, evidence-based standard is Exposure Response Prevention Therapy. This approach takes a behaviorist orientation, tackling fearful obsessions through continued action-based exposure. This treatment can feel overwhelming for folks struggling with OCD and other related anxiety disorders. My approach signifies compassion towards the fears, allowing them to unwind with self-empowerment.