Specialties

Anxiety, Attachment & Relationship issues, Personal Growth, Perfectionism

High Achievers, Work-related concerns, Burnout

Therapists, Women’s Issues, Self Compassion

Read a little more on some of my specialties and how I work below:

Anxiety

Anxiety can be tricky as it comes in many forms. I enjoy helping people understand their own anxiety better and exploring this natural response. What we understand about the anxiety is continuing to evolve. In therapy, you may learn about what anxiety is, how to notice your own experience of it, and explore your unique and personal ways of managing it. Anxiety can manifest in many forms.

Common experiences I work with:

  • You’ve never had anxiety but recently have had an experience of it and feel a little lost or confused

  • You have known ways you manage your anxiety that you’re hoping to explore or change (ex. intellectualize, explain your feelings away, avoidance of feelings)

  • You sense that your experience of anxiety has deeper roots

  • You feel you are “go, go, go” and want to make more space and time for yourself but sense anxiety is driving you

  • You notice you want to make every area in your life “perfect” (work, relationships, family) and experience restlessness if it’s not

Relationship Issues (Partner/ work/family)

Relationships are all around us, including the one with ourselves. It can be tricky to feel confident in navigating the different intimacy levels of each relationship in the different settings of our lives. It can also be hard to see our responses to relational experiences not make an impact we hope for. We may also want to develop new relationships and find difficulty in building trust in relationships. These are the common experiences I work with (but not limited to):

  • You’re noticing difficulty with opening up or being vulnerable with your partner

  • You’re having concerns in a relationship with someone and want to better understand your feelings

  • You’re noticing you are feeling unsettled in a relationship and confused about this experience

  • You’re like to navigate boundaries in a relationship

  • You’re finding yourself feeling “triggered” or reactive to something someone does or says and want to explore this experience and if possible, shift your responses

  • Intimacy issues

  • You’ve experienced a betrayal of trust in your relationship and you would like to explore your feelings and responses

Personal Growth

Personal Growth means there is an area that is more broad or showing up in multiple areas of your life and want to target in therapy. It also may mean you sense that there are deeper concerns that you’re hoping a depth oriented approach can help you access.

  • You’ve been to therapy before and desire more depth-oriented approach

  • You notice you are naturally insightful and have curiosity to go deeper in an area of focus

  • Difficulties with self-trust

  • Hoping to incorporate more kindness/compassion in your inner dialogue

  • Learning to manage shame

  • Learning and practicing a therapy related skill such as a communication skill

What is parts work?

I work primarily through parts work that is informed by Interpersonal Neurobiology (the work of Dan Siegel and Bonnie Badenoch). Parts work is a way to access information about ourselves that traditional talk therapy may have more difficulty reaching. It is using the relationship with the body to help learn about yourself. Our bodies are a part of every memory. Much of my work with individuals is experiential and incorporates mindful attention. You can expect to learn exercises to help your brain/mind build this relationship with yourself. You may learn about different parts of yourself that have emerged at different points in time in your history and how that impacts present moment difficulties. Although history is a part of many of our responses it is not the only influence and parts work is built on the understanding that past, present, or both, can impact difficulties or concerns. Focus on the therapy relationship is also important as building a relationship with your therapist is similar to building a relationship with others and you may find similar thoughts, responses, and feelings as you build your relationship with your therapist. My hope is that we can build a safe, trusting, collaborative relationship together.