Video or phone psychotherapy. Billed as a Registered Social Worker. Please check your insurance for coverage.

I believe what we are trying to change through therapy is:
~ the nervous system,
~ neurological pathways, and
~ the body’s response to stimulus.

I believe therapy can help facilitate these changes through:

~ how we speak and interact with one another in session,
~ creating new understandings and meanings of life events,
~ learning skills like noticing and naming emotions in the body, emotional regulation, and better interpersonal skills,
~ examining and committing to one’s values,
~ practicing these new ways of being in session and out in the world.

I understand the brain to be a problem-solving machine that helps us stay alive and make sense of the world, but often uses old and uninformed patterns of response that leave us stuck, confused, and hurting ourselves and others. Self-awareness is the cornerstone of change in therapy. While I will offer unconditional acceptance and deep care to my clients, I will also ‘hold your feet to the fire’ to help facilitate this self-awareness and speak with honesty and integrity in our work together, helping you become more skilled in naming and examining your own patterns and beliefs. Our work will not be about solving your short-term problems, but increasing your capacity to “be with” life’s ongoing problems on your own by learning how to return to your self.

The theories that inform my work are Mindfulness, Attachment Theory, Poly-vagal Theory, Narrative Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.