Something is not working. It could be a small struggle, a habit that isn’t noticed too often but has never fully gone away. It could be a big struggle, an emotion that becomes overwhelming and takes over. Regardless, these struggles take away from your peace. You deserve the space to dive deep and work through what comes up to be able to reach that peace. In individual therapy, I aim to give you that space, where the gained perspective leads to powerful shifts you didn’t even know were possible.
“Love should be easy, with no issues.” Never having fully agreed with that sentiment, I view it this way: “Love is an everyday choice, one that needs maintenance and effort.” A romantic relationship, with however many people a part of it, is just like any dynamic in that there are ebbs and flows. Therapy can help clarify what that effort looks like in your personal dynamic. When that effort becomes compatible in the relationship, love can grow even stronger. I often hear partners say they struggle with communication, when in reality, it is more commonly about the struggle to understand each other, to connect and align.
As popularized by the "Inside Out" movies based on this evidenced-based therapeutic approach, Internal Family Systems, also known as IFS, is a type of therapy where, rather than viewing individuals as one uniform mind, they are viewed in parts of a whole internal system. Parts, thought of as sub-personalities, are pieces of us that play differing roles, sometimes in collaboration and other times in polarizations.
EMDR is an evidence-based therapy focused on how the brain creates and reinforces a narrative from our lived experiences. Utilizing a technique called Bilateral Stimulation, which activates both the logical side and the emotional side of the brain to create a stronger sense of communication between the two, EMDR can highlight a storage of memories to better understand the narratives the brain has created and where these narratives began. EMDR brings both the decreasing of distress of and the reprocessing of memories to store them correctly in the brain so they can be viewed from a healthier perspective.
I specialize in substance use and addiction, complex childhood trauma and PTSD, and supporting individuals in the queer community. While these are my areas of focus, I also welcome and enjoy working with clients facing a wide range of concerns.
As a therapist, I strive for my clients to arrive at a place of Clarity. I often say that awareness is the foundation for healing as a person, and without it, those things can’t fully be developed.
