work to understand the complexities of your problems followed by implementation of practical solutions and skills, all couched in a collaborative and nurturing environment. We'll be a team and I'll work hard to help you.
work to understand the complexities of your problems followed by implementation of practical solutions and skills, all couched in a collaborative and nurturing environment. We'll be a team and I'll work hard to help you.
I believe it's important to balance empathy with a focus on helping you create meaningful changes using concrete techniques that are shown effective through research. My goal is to teach you how to be your own psychologist (so-to-speak).
Build an authentic relationship within which we will explore areas of frustration, disconnect, or stuckness in your life. We may explore how todays problems stem from ways that we learned to manage life in the past that no longer serve us well.
Build an authentic relationship within which we will explore areas of frustration, disconnect, or stuckness in your life. We may explore how todays problems stem from ways that we learned to manage life in the past that no longer serve us well.
Our therapeutic relationship supports growth and development! I've spent the past 11 years training therapists and understand benefits of diverse approaches to therapy. My work integrates personal experience, family background, and cultural identity.
. . . help you (a) make sense of how you experience yourself and others across your most important relationships, and how to make this work better for your mental health; (b) make your thinking/behaviors fall in line with your goals/values.
. . . help you (a) make sense of how you experience yourself and others across your most important relationships, and how to make this work better for your mental health; (b) make your thinking/behaviors fall in line with your goals/values.
. . . I use an integrated mix of evidence-based cognitive-behavioral interventions in context of an object relations-oriented conceptualization of relationships and personality. I am specifically trained in transference-focused psychotherapy.
Work together to overcome suicide risk, create a plan to guide you through despair, help you heal past traumas, and rebuild reasons to live a rich and meaningful life.
Work together to overcome suicide risk, create a plan to guide you through despair, help you heal past traumas, and rebuild reasons to live a rich and meaningful life.
I aim to create a safe space for all, using acceptance and commitment therapy tailored to the client's unique needs; I value cultural sensitivity and foster a collaborative environment where everyone feels heard and respected.
After an evaluation, we will work together to meet your treatment goals using up-to-date clinical approaches. Good therapy is always focused on helping you better understand yourself and the changes you want to make. It is not about indoctrination.
After an evaluation, we will work together to meet your treatment goals using up-to-date clinical approaches. Good therapy is always focused on helping you better understand yourself and the changes you want to make. It is not about indoctrination.
I use contemporary psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral approaches to assess/treat many conditions including personality disorders (e.g., narcissistic; borderline), sleep disorders (e.g., insomnia), anxiety, depression, and more unusual conditions.