My Focus Areas

Children and adolescents: Being a kid can be tough. I work with various concerns facing kids today including body image, self-harm, depression, anxiety, behavioral issues, managing electronic and social media, panic attacks and self-esteem. Through a variety of techniques such as play, expressive arts, and DBT based skill building kids and adolescents can learn effective ways to manage their emotions and form healthy relationships.
Anxiety: We all have anxieties and worries; this is a normal human response to life’s stressors and dangers. But sometimes those worries go into hyperdrive, and the anxiety begins to control our feelings and responses to the things happening around us. These protective responses become unhelpful. We will work together to develop coping skills that will help you to manage both the thought processes and physical responses that impact your anxiety.
Relationships and systemic change: Healthy relationships are important to have a happy and fulfilling life. Our focus will be to express your thoughts and feelings safely and effectively in relationships so that you feel more connected and validated within them.
 

Approach

I strive to foster an environment that will help you to feel safe, understood and heard. This is how we accomplish growth and healing. You have the power to choose where we go in therapy and I am here to provide validation and support to help you to process your past and ultimately get to where you want to be.

I am a strengths-based therapist, after all our strengths are what make us resilient during difficult times. I use both individual and systemic therapeutic models in our work together. It is important for us to examine both our internal and external experiences because they can profoundly impact how we think and feel.