Therapeutic Approach

Grounded in Existential and Humanistic traditions, my graduate school training is in Family Systems Therapy, and I have received additional training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Expressive Modalities (music, art, and poetry therapy), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). I am a versatile clinician, with a willingness and ability to adjust my therapeutical style to meet clients’ changing needs. I believe in offering a client centered approach that honors and respects individuals from diverse cultural, social, and family orientations. I believe that Psychotherapy can be an incredibly transformative and healing experience; it is my goal to provide a nurturing, safe, and healing atmosphere for individuals of all ages and backgrounds. With great compassion, humility, empathy, and truth I aim to offer a gentle and affirming therapeutic experience, believing in honoring and celebrating the inherent worth of all human beings.

I believe in honoring an individual’s unique learning style and the unique and creative ways in which they process their therapeutic experience. “Talk therapy” can also include practical activities outside of the therapy session designed to enhance a client’s internal work. Most clients have found our use of a Family Genogram to be a valuable tool for identifying interesting family patterns and legacies, as well as a helpful tool for externalizing a client’s past internal experiences. Developed and pioneered by family therapists Monica McGoldrick and Randy Gerson (1985), the genogram has become a standard diagnostic tool in many family therapy practices.  Additionally, many of my clients have found journaling activities, poetry therapy, art therapy, and music therapy activities between therapy sessions greatly enhance their internal work. It is my pleasure to support you in these types of creative activities, only if you so desire.