I enjoy working with people from all walks of life
and below are my areas of specialty
Overthinkers, black and white thinkers, and ruminators
People with disabilities and/ or neurodivergence
Family members of people with disabilities or neurodivergence
People questioning their gender or navigating gender transition
People who question their purpose, existence, and whether life is worth living
People who struggle with being in their body
People who struggle with being perceived (physically, racially, in group settings, etc.)
Burnout, exhaustion, and chronic fatigue
Children of narcissists
Artists, musicians, and creatives
Queer and trans folx
People of color
The people I work best with are deeply curious to understand themselves, their patterns, and their relationships better. They’re willing to experiment and play with new ways of thinking and being. This ultimately outweighs any specific identity or presenting issue.
“What’s your theoretical orientation?”
“What modalities do you use?”
Like most therapists nowadays, I blend an eclectic mix of all the things I’ve heard, learned, and seen work for people.
Here are some of the big schools of thought that inform my thinking and a bit about I use them in my work:
Psychodynamic: Unpacking the formative and fundamental building blocks of a person’s blueprint for love and relationship. The exploration of attachments.
Narrative: What happens when we question the narratives and stories that comprise a life? When a well-worn word is reframed and replaced by a kinder one? When a villain or victim just becomes a person?
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT): A blend of mindfulness, radical acceptance, and emotion regulation skills that support people toward agency, wisdom, and the ability to tolerate distress and uncertainty.
Somatic: What are you feeling in your body? Is it something like a fight, flight, or freeze response? What happens if we honor your body’s desire to stretch out or squeeze something right now?
Gestalt: What are you noticing now? What happens if we try this? Or this- what do you notice? We experiment and follow what’s alive in you in any given moment.
Internal Family Systems (IFS): All of our internal worlds are comprised of different “parts.” You might have an anxious part hiding behind a cynical one. By doing “parts work,” we build a compassionate and comprehensive awareness of the ways different parts of you have worked together to keep you functional and safe.