My Approach To Therapy
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom,”
~Anaïs Nin
Therapy is a process and can help calm the storm, allowing room for self discovery and positive change. Whether we are working short or long-term, we will allow each session to move in the direction needed at that time.
Deciding to enter into therapy is a big step and takes courage.
It is a unique relationship and therefore essential to create a safe and empowering environment that utilizes authenticity and honesty as pathways toward growth, trust,
and self awareness.
Clients have found my style to be honest, accepting, respectful, spontaneous, intelligent, creative, and compassionate.
You will always have full permission to be and express
all of who you are.
I work from a client-centered perspective and I believe each person is the has within them the ability to heal and is the expert on their own lives. My role is to collaborate with you on the journey of healing, self expression, and identifying and honoring your unique strengths. As your witness, I will offer my presence, insights, knowledge and deep listening, as well as provide you with experiences and skills aimed at assisting you in healing, growth, and living in alignment with your self-identified values. I use the creative process whenever it is possible and welcome.
I approach therapy from a feminist-multicultural and intersectional lens, taking into account internal and external environments, exploring and considering the intersection of race/class/gender/sexuality/culture/oppression/ecology (amongst others) and the interplay of these on self, relationships, spirituality and ecological systems... acknowledging and understanding these influences are essential and will be integrated into our work as they arise.
Good fit is essential, therefore if for any reason, at any time, you find that we are not a good fit, I would be happy to discuss this with you and make adjustments or offer referrals in order to better meet your needs.
~Anaïs Nin
Therapy is a process and can help calm the storm, allowing room for self discovery and positive change. Whether we are working short or long-term, we will allow each session to move in the direction needed at that time.
Deciding to enter into therapy is a big step and takes courage.
It is a unique relationship and therefore essential to create a safe and empowering environment that utilizes authenticity and honesty as pathways toward growth, trust,
and self awareness.
Clients have found my style to be honest, accepting, respectful, spontaneous, intelligent, creative, and compassionate.
You will always have full permission to be and express
all of who you are.
I work from a client-centered perspective and I believe each person is the has within them the ability to heal and is the expert on their own lives. My role is to collaborate with you on the journey of healing, self expression, and identifying and honoring your unique strengths. As your witness, I will offer my presence, insights, knowledge and deep listening, as well as provide you with experiences and skills aimed at assisting you in healing, growth, and living in alignment with your self-identified values. I use the creative process whenever it is possible and welcome.
I approach therapy from a feminist-multicultural and intersectional lens, taking into account internal and external environments, exploring and considering the intersection of race/class/gender/sexuality/culture/oppression/ecology (amongst others) and the interplay of these on self, relationships, spirituality and ecological systems... acknowledging and understanding these influences are essential and will be integrated into our work as they arise.
Good fit is essential, therefore if for any reason, at any time, you find that we are not a good fit, I would be happy to discuss this with you and make adjustments or offer referrals in order to better meet your needs.
Although I work in many areas, I have more extensive experience in the following areas:
- Self-worth and clarifying self-identity (Who am I?).
- Anxious and/or depressive feelings
- Trauma and PTSD
- Work with Secondary Survivors (spouses, partners, loved ones of trauma survivors)
- Sexual orientation or concerns related to LGBTQ+, non-binary (NB),
- or outside the binary or labels
- Gender or gender/sexual identity concerns (yours or those of a loved one)
- Relationships (with family of origin, romantic partner(s), spouse, friends, etc.).
- Grief and loss
- Creativity and creative blocks
- Life transitions or career changes
- Spiritual or religious crossroads and deepening
- Addiction recovery support and relapse prevention
- (I do not provide primary addiction or eating disorder treatment)
Modalities may include:
- Mindfulness and mind/body/somatic based approaches
- Talk therapy for inquiry and self exploration/life narratives
- EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) link
- Expressive Arts Therapy (click here)
- Deep play and other creative, spontaneous, experiential modalities
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment and relational therapy
- Transpersonal and Archetypal, Metaphoric, Symbolic, Spiritual Psychology
- Humanistic/Existential
If you do not see your "reason for therapy" on this list, please contact me to see if I may be able to provide what you need or offer you a referral.
From a past client who was having creative blocks and seeking personal empowerment:
"I thoroughly enjoy my meetings with you. You have helped me learn so much about myself in the past few months. The tools and knowledge that you have given me, or helped me to discover during our sessions, I use and think about all the time."
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From a past client who was having creative blocks and seeking personal empowerment:
"I thoroughly enjoy my meetings with you. You have helped me learn so much about myself in the past few months. The tools and knowledge that you have given me, or helped me to discover during our sessions, I use and think about all the time."
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