Therapy for everyday people

Why come to therapy with me?

My unique focus as a therapist is to work in a preventative capacity. Whether that means you or your tween/teenager are beginning therapy because “something just feels off,” or you’re returning to therapy looking for new tools for old issues, my goal is to work with you from a place of proactive prevention of the deepening of those issues in order to minimize further distress.

  • If you or your child have noticed a recent increase in sadness, nervousness, unexplained reactivity to seemingly “small stuff,” or difficulty concentrating, short or longterm therapy with me can help them build resilience and learn usable coping skills.

  • If you have noticed a decrease in energy, a desire to spend more time in isolation, a sense of unease or sadness that comes and goes in waves, difficulty focusing at work or home, and/or maybe you just don’t feel like anything you’ve tried (if you can even get yourself to try) has worked, therapy with me can help you truly feel supported as you learn to identify and address the sources of distress you’re experiencing.

  • If you’ve noticed an increase in fighting (with words or with silence), a clashing of attitudes, behaviors, or personalities, or you are are feeling unheard, unseen, or unsupported, couples or family therapy with me may help you navigate together to the sources of discord and through to a place of harmony and understanding.

Why I work the way I do

My own experiences with therapy as a teen and young adult inspired my path to the "other side" of therapy. Make no mistake--my role as a therapist does not exclude me from needing one! I am a firm believer in healing and am as much in need of some of it myself as you are. While I have built a wonderfully trusting relationship with my current therapist over the last few years (yes, YEARS!), it was not always that way for me. I went through three therapists in as many years in high school because I simply could not connect with them. I knew the value of good communication and compassionate connection and I often left my sessions feeling one of two things: I was talking to a wall, or else a textbook was talking to me. I craved something more REAL, and I simply was not getting it. My goal is to create a different relationship for you with therapy - one of safety, comfort, growth and healing.