My treatment approach is holistic, individualized, and collaborative. I address each person’s unique needs through a combination of my clinical background with their self-experience. I am interested in learning about what brings you to therapy and co-creating a safe and reflective space where we can explore the things that are negatively affecting your life. These are the evidence-based approaches I utilize:

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Adverse symptoms often arise and persist due to cognitive distortions: negative thoughts that are reinforced by the unpleasant feelings and adverse behaviors that follow. I collaborate with my clients to identify, challenge, and modify these unhelpful self-perceptions at their source. By learning how to recognize and disprove them, individuals can then change the maladaptive emotions and actions that have previously developed from them. The goal is to replace negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviors with more positive ones – ones that will reduce symptoms and provide relief.

Psychodynamic Therapy (PDT): Many times, presenting problems can be attributed to previous experiences that have unconsciously influenced how people think, act, and relate to others – often in ways that interfere with their quality of life. I work with my clients to make the connection between these experiences and the current problems they’re facing, identifying recurring patterns throughout their lives that may be contributing to the issues they’re encountering. The goal is to find what purpose these patterns serve, and how they impact their thoughts, behaviors, and relationships. By better understanding these unconscious patterns and how they came to be, people are better equipped to recognize, manage, and rearrange them to alleviate their symptoms.