Services & Approach
Individual Psychotherapy - in person and remote
Types of problems addressed:
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Psychological trauma & PTSD
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Complex PTSD & dissociation
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Developmental & attachment trauma
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Dissociative identity disorder
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Anxiety and phobias
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ADHD, autism, & neurodiversity
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Grief, loss, and life transitions
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Depression
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Relationship challenges
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Existential and spiritual concerns
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Negative habits and addictions
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Persistent negative life patterns
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Coping with chronic pain and illness
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Historical and racial trauma
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Environmental and alimate-related distress
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Distress over autocratic political tyranny in the U.S.
Overall, treatment goals are about reducing suffering, integrating conflicting aspects of onself, strengthening one's core self and identity, experiencing greater freedom to live authentically, and finding greater acceptance, flexibility, and resilience along the way.
I believe in the healing power of the natural world and from our animal companions. I seek to maintain a safe, non-judgmental space, where my clients may tap into their internal resilience and innate capacity for healing.
I adhere to a core belief from Coherence Therapy (Ecker & Hulley, 2011) that psychological symptoms, while often problematic, are nevertheless coherent, adaptive, and logical responses driven by deep, unconscious emotional learnings. Therapy that targets the brain's natural memory reconsolidation process is more likely to permanently modify unwanted patterns rather than just manage them. I also hold to a trauma-model of psychological distress which emphasizes trauma, loss, and stress as a primary source of psychological symptoms.
My approach to therapy is holistic and strengths based.. I integrate relational psychodynamic, humanistic, and compassion-focused CBT modalities while also integrating insights from neuroscience, interpersonal neurobiology, positive psychology, sensorimotor psychology & yoga.
For those familiar with specific psychotherapy approaches, I may draw from any of the following: relational psychodynamic, Coherence Therapy, Neuroaffective Relational Model (NARM), Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion-Focused Therapy, EMDR, Brainspotting, The Flash, Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR), Interpersonal Neurobiology, Internal Family Systems (IFS), ego-state therapy, and clinical hypnosis (which is actually a medium used to enhance therapy rather than a separate approach).