More About My Therapeutic Approach

Therapy isn’t about fixing you - it’s about understanding you.

Therapy is a space to slow down and get curious about how your life has shaped you, what you’re carrying, and what you want to move toward. If you’re someone who wants more than surface-level tools and craves insight, depth, and real connection, therapy can offer a thoughtful place to explore what’s been shaping you and what may be ready to shift.

Below are the guiding frameworks that inform how I practice. You don’t need to know these terms to benefit from them - this is simply a look behind the scenes so you can understand the foundation that supports our work.

Therapeutic Lenses (and how they support your healing)

  • You’re more than a diagnosis - you’re a whole, complex person with a story that deserves care. My approach is warm, grounded, and collaborative. I don’t pretend to be the expert on your life; instead, we slow down together, notice what’s true in the moment, and explore what your inner world is trying to tell you. Healing happens in relationship, so the connection we build becomes part of the work - a place to feel safe, seen, and deeply understood.

  • What’s beneath the surface matters. We’ll look not just at what you’re feeling, but why - the roots of your patterns, the beliefs you’ve internalized, and the experiences that shaped you. This isn’t about digging endlessly into the past, but about understanding how past experiences are quietly influencing your present so you can move through the world with more clarity, ease, and agency.

  • Your early relationships shaped how you connect, trust, protect yourself, and handle conflict. Together, we’ll explore those patterns with curiosity, not judgment. This might include unpacking fear of vulnerability, over-functioning, avoidance, or self-criticism. The therapy relationship can become a corrective emotional experience - a space where you’re responded to differently and can begin to relate to yourself with more safety and compassion.

  • Your emotions and inner “parts” are messengers, not problems. We’ll take time to understand the parts of you that worry, perform, please, or protect. Instead of pushing them away, we meet them with warmth and curiosity. This kind of inner connection often creates profound shifts - loosening old patterns, softening self-criticism, and opening room for healing and choice.

  • Awareness is the foundation for change. We’ll gently slow down and notice what’s happening in your body, emotions, and mind without judgment. Mindfulness isn’t about clearing your thoughts; it’s about understanding yourself from the inside out. We may also explore deeper questions about identity, purpose, values, and what truly matters to you especially during transitions or moments of uncertainty.

What this means for you

Therapy with me is collaborative, emotionally attuned, and rooted in real, honest conversation. We’ll move at a pace that feels right for you - making space for curiosity, insight, humor, discomfort, and everything in between.

You don’t have to show up perfectly or have anything figured out. You just have to show up as you are, and we’ll take it from there.

If you’re curious about working together, you’re welcome to schedule a free 15-minute consultation.