My approach

I pull from many different modalities to address mental health concerns effectively such as:

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), focuses on identifying and changing negative thought patterns and behaviors

  • Psychodynamic therapy, explores unconscious processes and past experiences to uncover how they influence current behavior

  • Humanistic therapy, emphasizes personal growth and self-actualization, encouraging clients to achieve their fullest potential

  • Family Systems Therapy, examines the dynamics within family structures and how they affect individual behavior

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), teaches mindfulness and acceptance strategies to cope with negative thoughts and emotions.

  • Narrative therapy, focuses on the stories we tell about our lives. It suggests that our identities are shaped by these narratives, helping us reframe experiences for meaning and healing. By examining personal and cultural influences, individuals can challenge unhelpful beliefs that cause isolation or despair. This process gives clients control over their stories, allowing them to confront grief and loss with renewed hope and purpose. The approach promotes self-awareness, resilience, and growth amid challenges.

  • Existential therapy, is a psychological treatment focused on individual freedom, choice, and finding meaning in life. Based on existential philosophy, it encourages confronting anxieties and taking responsibility for one's life. By exploring themes like existence, isolation, and mortality, clients gain insights, develop authenticity, and enhance personal growth. Through dialogue and reflection, existential therapy promotes resilience and clarity of values, guiding individuals toward a more meaningful existence.

  • Multicultural therapy, acknowledges diverse backgrounds, integrating cultural contexts into treatment. It prioritizes understanding clients' cultural identities, beliefs, and values, leading to a more inclusive therapeutic experience. By addressing unique challenges faced by various cultural groups, it fosters empathy, respect, and connection between clients and therapists. This approach equips practitioners to tailor their methods, ensuring all voices are heard in the healing process, ultimately enhancing the journey toward healing and wholeness through the celebration of diverse human experiences.

  • Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT), is a brief, goal-oriented approach that emphasizes future solutions rather than past problems. It believes individuals have the strengths to create meaningful change, encouraging clients to envision desired outcomes and identify steps to achieve them. By focusing on positive experiences and reframing challenges, SFT promotes healing and empowerment, making it a valuable option for those facing grief and loss.

  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), is a couples therapy developed by Dr. Sue Johnson in the 1980s that enhances emotional connections between partners. It targets negative interaction patterns, promoting open expression of feelings and deeper bonds. By addressing underlying emotions and attachment needs, EFT helps distressed couples foster understanding and resilience, leading to healing and lasting change.

  • Attachment-focused therapy, is a therapeutic approach that emphasizes the significance of interpersonal relationships and emotional bonds in shaping our mental health and well-being. Rooted in attachment theory, this form of therapy seeks to explore and understand the ways early experiences with caregivers influence current relationships and emotional responses. By fostering a deeper connection between therapist and client, this approach helps individuals identify and process unresolved issues related to attachment, promoting healing and growth. Clients learn to recognize patterns in their relationships, develop healthier attachment styles, and build resilience, ultimately leading to a more fulfilling and integrated sense of self.