Our Therapeutic Approach

Where Authentic Healing Begins

At the core of my work is a simple, powerful belief: healing starts with authenticity, the courage to show up as you are, and the safety to be vulnerable without fear of judgment.

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I’ve sat in rooms where I didn’t feel safe enough to speak freely. That experience changed me, and it’s why I work hard to create a space where you feel fully seen and supported. No masks. No performance. Just space to be your full self, mess and all.

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Therapy with me is not about quick fixes or neat solutions. It’s about doing the deeper work together, guided by curiosity, honesty, and compassion.

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How We’ll Work Together

My approach is integrative and deeply relational. I draw from a variety of evidence-based and experiential modalities to tailor therapy to your unique needs, relationship dynamics, and lived experience:

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• Gottman Method Couples Therapy
  Backed by decades of research, this approach offers practical tools to improve communication, repair trust, and foster emotional connection. I use it to help couples and families move from gridlock to deeper understanding and from defensiveness to connection.

• Experiential Approaches (such as Emotionally Focused Therapy)
  Emotions are not problems to fix; they are signals to listen to. These methods help you identify and express the deeper emotional needs and fears that often live beneath conflict, disconnection, or silence.

• Somatic Therapy
  Trauma and stress live in the body, not just the mind. I incorporate somatic (body-based) practices to help you regulate your nervous system, process trauma safely, and reconnect with your body as a source of wisdom and strength.

• Internal Family Systems (IFS-Informed)
  We all carry different parts of ourselves, some that protect, some that perform, some that carry pain. IFS helps you explore these internal parts with compassion, creating space for self-understanding and healing.

• Family Systems Therapy
  We don’t exist in isolation. I help clients explore how past and present family dynamics influence their patterns, identity, and relationships, and support them in shifting these patterns with intention.

• Solution-Focused Therapy
  Sometimes, the most powerful change comes from identifying what's already working. I incorporate solution-focused techniques to help you set goals, highlight strengths, and move toward meaningful progress.

• Trauma-Informed & Person-Centered
  Above all, I hold a trauma-informed, client-centered lens. You are the expert of your own experience. My role is to walk alongside you with empathy, curiosity, and a commitment to honoring your story, at your pace.

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No matter where you are in your journey, struggling to reconnect with a partner, healing from past trauma, rediscovering your identity, or simply trying to make sense of it all, this is a place where you don’t have to have the right words or a perfect plan. You just have to be willing to show up. And I’ll be here to meet you, with compassion, honesty, and hope.