What’s it like to be in therapy with me?

In our first sessions, I’ll invite you to share what feels most important—especially the things that have felt like too much for others, or that you haven’t yet had the space to say out loud. I’m attentive to how you respond to fear, sadness, and overwhelm, and we’ll work in a way that supports safety, trust, and choice.

I draw from mindfulness practices, narrative approaches, and parts work (Internal Family Systems). I use these not to impose a framework, but to offer an array of potentially useful tools to help you relate more compassionately to your inner world. I will check in with you regularly and invite you to share what is and isn’t working. There is no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to therapy, especially when we’re working with authenticity, so my approach is necessarily creative, collaborative and flexible. 

Whatever the exact shape your therapy with me takes, we’ll move through the same basic process again and again. First, we get in touch with where you are in the moment. Whatever is happening for you right then, we’ll meet the emotions, thoughts and sensations with curiosity and non-judgment. We learn to observe without expectation or editorializing. We listen for what wants to be shared. We sharpen your ability to tap into the wisdom of your system to uncover what’s needed, and then we’ll strategize about how to meet those needs. And when that feels complete, we reflect, integrating new experiences through narrative and meaning-making. With time and practice, this will become a long-term, sustainable practice for you to incorporate into all aspects of your life: how to meet the moment, be with things as they are, and, when necessary, how to take action from your most grounded and wise place.

Common areas of focus:

• anxiety and depression

• life transitions

• grief and bereavement

• navigating relationships

• creative blocks/ relationship to creativity

• cultivating confidence and authenticity

• relational trauma