Client Focus

Individual Therapy

In a compassionate, supportive, and nonjudgmental environment, I offer a highly personalized approach to therapy that honors each client’s unique experiences, needs, and goals. Together, we work to better understand the patterns that may be keeping you stuck, develop practical tools for navigating life’s challenges, and create meaningful, lasting change.

I work with a wide range of emotional, behavioral, and relational concerns, including anxiety, perfectionism, relationship challenges, life transitions, trauma, grief and pet loss, depression, feeling stuck or overwhelmed, career concerns, self-esteem, and personal growth.

Rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach, I integrate therapeutic techniques based on what will be most helpful for you. Depending on your needs and preferences, our work may incorporate Psychodynamic and Humanistic Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Gestalt Therapy, Somatic approaches, Mindfulness, Expressive Arts, and Play Therapy.

My goal is to provide a space where you feel understood and supported while also helping you gain insight, build effective coping skills, and move toward the life and relationships you want.

Child & Adolescent Therapy

Growing up can be challenging. As children and adolescents develop, they are navigating significant emotional, cognitive, biological, and social changes—all while learning who they are and how they fit into the world around them.

I don’t view children and teens as needing to be “fixed.” Instead, therapy provides a supportive space where they can better understand themselves, learn to identify and express their emotions, develop healthy coping and communication skills, build resilience, and gain greater confidence in navigating life’s challenges.

My approach is personalized to each child or adolescent’s age, developmental needs, personality, and individual strengths. Depending on the needs of the client, therapy may incorporate Play Therapy, Expressive Arts, Mindfulness, Oaklander Model/Gestalt, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

The goal is to help children and teens develop greater self-awareness and emotional well-being while building skills they can carry with them into adulthood.

• Behavioral problems

• Anxiety

• Depression

• Self-image

• Peer problems, relationship difficulties

• Anger issues

• Bullying

• School Issues (test anxiety, procrastination, feeling overwhelmed by assignments, perfectionism)

• Adjusting to transitions (separation, divorce, new blended family, relocation)

• Grief loss

Couples Therapy/Relationship Therapy

Couples and relationship therapy can be beneficial at any stage of a relationship—you don’t have to wait until your relationship is in crisis to seek support. Therapy can provide an opportunity to better understand one another as individuals, strengthen communication and connection, and develop skills for navigating life’s challenges together.

Relationship therapy can help couples identify recurring patterns, communicate more effectively, rebuild trust, and better understand each other’s needs and perspectives. Common concerns addressed in therapy include communication difficulties, infidelity, intimacy concerns, loss of trust, parenting and co-parenting challenges, conflict, major life transitions, and feeling disconnected from one another.

Whether you are working through a specific challenge or simply want to strengthen your relationship, therapy can provide a supportive space to deepen your connection and develop healthier ways of relating to one another.

Areas of Focus

Anxiety

Does your mind have a hard time turning off? Maybe you replay conversations, second-guess decisions, worry about things that haven’t happened yet, or procrastinate because you feel overwhelmed by where to begin. Anxiety doesn’t always look like panic—sometimes it looks like overthinking, perfectionism, avoidance, irritability, or constantly needing to feel prepared for what might go wrong.

Anxiety is a normal and useful emotion. In appropriate situations, it helps alert us to danger, motivates us to take action, and can even provide the extra push we need to meet a deadline. However, when anxiety becomes excessive, persistent, or out of proportion to the situation, it can begin to interfere with daily life, relationships, work, sleep, and overall well-being.

Psychotherapy can help you understand the thoughts, experiences, and stressors that contribute to your anxiety. Together, we can identify patterns that may be keeping you stuck, challenge unhelpful ways of thinking, and develop practical tools to calm your nervous system, reduce symptoms, and respond to stressful situations in healthier and more effective ways.

The goal isn’t necessarily to eliminate anxiety—it’s to help you understand it, manage it, and prevent it from controlling your life.

This opening is a little more distinctive because it describes what anxiety actually feels like in everyday life, which can help prospective clients recognize themselves in your profile.

Depression

Does everything feel harder than it used to? Maybe you’re going through the motions, feeling disconnected from yourself or others, or struggling to find motivation for things you once enjoyed. Depression doesn’t always look like sadness—sometimes it looks like exhaustion, irritability, isolation, difficulty concentrating, or simply feeling stuck.

Depression can affect how you feel, think, and function in everyday life. Symptoms may include persistent sadness or emptiness, loss of interest or pleasure, changes in sleep or appetite, low energy or fatigue, difficulty concentrating or making decisions, and feelings of worthlessness, guilt, or shame. For some people, depression may also include thoughts of death or suicide.

Psychotherapy can provide a supportive space to better understand your depression, explore experiences and patterns that may be contributing to how you feel, and develop practical tools for managing symptoms. Together, we can work toward reconnecting with the parts of your life that feel meaningful, strengthening your ability to cope, and taking manageable steps forward.

You don’t have to feel motivated before you begin. Sometimes taking the first step comes before feeling ready for change.

Life Transitions

Sometimes life changes before we feel ready for it. Even changes we choose or look forward to can bring unexpected stress, uncertainty, anxiety, or sadness. When familiar roles, routines, relationships, or expectations shift, it can take time to find your footing again.

Starting college, changing careers, moving, getting married, starting a family, navigating divorce, retiring, or adjusting to children leaving home are just some of the major transitions that can affect our sense of identity, stability, and direction. At times, you may find yourself wondering, “What comes next?” or “Who am I in this new chapter?”

Psychotherapy can provide a supportive space to process what you are leaving behind while adjusting to what lies ahead. Together, we can explore the emotions surrounding the transition, increase self-awareness, develop effective coping tools, and identify what you want this next stage of your life to look like.

Change can be uncomfortable, but it can also create an opportunity to grow, redefine what matters to you, and move forward with greater clarity and confidence.