Individual Psychotherapy

Beginning therapy can feel overwhelming and anxiety-inducing in and of itself. However, despite these feelings, I believe that therapy can offer us a powerful opportunity to explore and make sense our experiences, enabling us to lead more fulfilling and satisfying lives. Whether you find yourself feeling restless, struggling to derive meaning from challenging life experiences, or seeking a deeper understanding of yourself and your relationships, I believe I can help.

I believe it can be helpful to work to understand how our past experiences and unconscious processes have and continue to shape our behavior and emotional experiences. I work to support individual choice, freedom, and the search for meaning in the present. My hope is to provide you the focus, compassion, and curiosity that is helpful to deeply understanding yourself and finding a more authentic and deliberate way of being.

I approach therapy from a Psychodynamic, Existential-Humanistic perspective. This approach involves working with you to create an authentic relationship that allows for a deep exploration of thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Often this work raises important questions about how we think of ourselves and the people we are in relationship with. Furthermore, it provides us with an awareness and a language that can help us cultivate a more satisfying relationship with ourselves, others and the world around us.

Couples/Relationship Therapy

My approach to couples therapy is grounded in deep empathy and honest communication. When people speak about “safety” in relationships, one way that I relate to that is in our ability to find the other person emotionally—to connect and co-regulate. Without this shared sense of safety, the stability of the relationship is often managed through emotional retreat or attempts to passively control the other person and/or the circumstances. We can find ourselves entangled in unsatisfying patterns, leading to frustration and resentment, all of which can impede the connection, vulnerability, intimacy, and safety we desire.

In therapy, we will work to create a space where both partners can express themselves openly and respectfully. These are the conditions needed for understanding, empathy, negotiation, collaboration, and compromise. For many of us, the road to getting there can itself feel frightening and destabilizing. Together, we will slow things down and work to notice and understand the dynamics that have become repetitive and automatic in the relationship.

Drawing from methods such as emotionally focused therapy (EFT) and elements of psychodynamic psychotherapy, I work to help couples identify and understand the underlying emotional patterns that keep them feeling stuck. I have found this to be helpful whether you’re wanting to repair trust, increase connection, or improve communication and collaboration.

Contact me for a free initial phone consultation

971.213.5983