More About My Therapeutic Approach

You’re more than a diagnosis. You’re a whole, complex person.

• We’ll approach your experiences with warmth, respect, and a belief that you’re inherently worthy - even if you don’t always feel that way.

• I won’t pretend to be the expert on your life. Instead, we’ll collaborate to uncover your own insights and inner wisdom.

• Sessions may include slowing down, connecting to what’s true for you in the moment, and getting to know the different parts of yourself with compassion.

Healing happens in the context of safe, attuned relationships.

• The therapy relationship itself matters - it can be a space to notice how you show up with others and what it’s like to let someone really see you.

• Together, we might look at how early relationship dynamics show up in your present ones, including how you seek connection, protect yourself, or handle conflict.

• If something comes up between us, we’ll name it and explore it - not ignore it. That’s part of the work.

What’s beneath the surface matters. Your story has layers.

• We won’t just focus on what’s happening - we’ll explore the why behind your feelings, patterns, and internal conflicts.

• Together, we might connect present-day struggles to formative experiences, unspoken beliefs, or internalized messages that are still shaping you.

• This work often brings more clarity, self-trust, and a deeper sense of agency over time.

We don’t exist in a vacuum - your environment shaped you.

• We’ll explore how your family system, culture, and social identities have influenced the way you see yourself and move through the world.

• We may name the expectations you’ve internalized and consider which ones still serve you, and which ones don’t.

• This can be especially helpful if you’re navigating role shifts, people-pleasing patterns, or generational dynamics.

Your earliest connections shaped how you relate, trust, and protect yourself.

• We’ll explore how your attachment style may impact your relationships and your sense of safety - both with others and with yourself.

• This might look like unpacking fear of vulnerability, over-functioning, avoidance, or intense self-criticism.

• The therapy relationship can also become a corrective emotional experience - a place where you get to feel safe, seen, and responded to differently.

Your emotions and inner parts are messengers - not problems.

• We’ll slow down enough to notice what feelings are showing up - and what they might be asking of you.

• I often work with clients to get to know different “parts” of themselves (the perfectionist, the pleaser, the anxious one) with curiosity, not shame.

• When you begin to listen to yourself in this way, it opens space for change, healing, and wholeness.

Awareness is the starting point for change.

• We’ll slow down to notice what’s happening in the present moment (in your body, thoughts and emotions) without judgment.

• Mindfulness isn’t about clearing your mind; it’s about cultivating curiosity and compassion toward what’s already there.

• These practices can help you build steadiness, recognize your inner signals sooner, and respond to stress or emotion with more intention and care.

Therapy can also be a space to explore life’s deeper questions.

• Together, we might look at what gives your life meaning, how you make sense of uncertainty, and what it means to live in alignment with your values.

• This work often arises during big transitions, losses or moments of questioning - when you ask yourself, “Who am I now?” or “What truly matters to me?”

• Our goal isn’t to find perfect answers, but to help you feel more grounded, intentional and connected to a sense of purpose as you move through life’s changes.