I work with adults of all ages (18+); people of all genders and LGBTQIA+ individuals; and clients of all cultures, racial backgrounds, and ethnicities. I hold an inclusive and anti-oppressive approach and invite clients’ intersecting identities to be seen, acknowledged, respected, and celebrated in our work together.
My approach is individualized, collaborative, and creative with compassion, empathy, curiosity, and acceptance as core values. I hold a strength-based and holistic view of each client and believe that building trust and rapport within the therapeutic alliance is deeply important for growth and transformation. In sessions, I invite clients to be curious about themselves and others, to be open to the therapeutic value of the imagination, and to connect to the wisdom of the body.
If you choose to incorporate expressive arts therapy, activities in our sessions can be as simple as exploring a feeling in a metaphorical or symbolic way, engaging in bilateral scribbling for nervous system regulation, listening to music to impact mood states, or using postures or gestures to explore emotions. As you will learn on my expressive arts therapy page, no special creative skills or experience with the arts is required to engage in and benefit from arts-based therapy. For those who wish to spend a longer period in session with creative processing, I offer individualized therapeutic art projects.
Treatment Issues
- Anxiety
- Chronic Pain
- College Stress
- Workplace stress
- Creative Expression
- Depression
- Grief and Loss
- Identity Exploration
- Interpersonal Issues
- Introvert support
- Life Transitions
- Mind-Body Connection
- Personal Growth
- Self Esteem
- Stress Management
- Systemic Oppression
- Transgender support
- Trauma
- Women’s Issues
Therapy Orientation
My practice is holistic and integrative and I am informed by the following therapy approaches:
- Person-centered / humanistic
- Expressive arts therapy
- Somatic psychology
- Mindfulness practices
- Narrative therapy
- Trauma-informed
- Relational-cultural therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Limits of Care
So that you receive the best quality care, I like to be transparent about areas and issues that I do not work with or which require more support or specialized care than I can offer:
- Acute mental health emergencies, such as active suicidality and homicidality
- ADD/ADHD or autism assessment/evaluation
- Psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or schizophreniform disorder
- Domestic violence situations, domestic disputes, or anger management treatment
- Addiction recovery, treatment for recurrent self-harm behaviors, or eating disorder treatment requiring inpatient or intensive outpatient care
- Court-mandated treatment or assessments, or legal case testimonies
- Assessments, evaluations, recommendations, letters, or communications to third parties regarding child custody, psychological fitness, disability assessment, fitness for duty/work, and documentation to request accommodations at work or a leave of absence
- For these and other challenges I believe are beyond the level of care I can provide or out of my scope of practice, I will provide a referral to another mental health care provider and/or offer resources for further support. For a list of supports, you may visit my resources page.