My approach to therapy is eclectic, informal, and collaborative. I value realness and being an authentic person, rather than a detached presence in the room.

For me, probably one of the most important foundational elements in therapy is having a good connection with your therapist, and that connection starts with proper attunement to your emotional state and your story. My role is to help you explore your history, attachment relationships, and personal life narrative.

Your narrative encompasses the way you put your story together in your mind and heart; the lens, if you will, that you look at life through, which has a powerful effect. Because a lot of what goes on in life is unconscious, and so out of our sight and awareness, we don't often question our reality and what happens to us in the present because "it just is."

If you're not always satisfied with this "it just is" state of affairs, and you find yourself upset at certain repetitive patterns in your life, we can begin our work together by asking: "Do things always have to be this way?" 

In therapy, we will slow things down, providing us an opportunity for a closer look at events and people in your life to see if they (and you!) are helping or hindering your growth. We will strive for compassion and not judgment, establishing a relationship based on mutual respect and trust.