My Approach
Therapy Sessions
A relationship with a therapist is often an intimate one and I am honored daily that I get to walk with people during some of their hardest and happiest moments. I don’t take my relationships with clients lightly as I know it can often be difficult to open up in these ways. I bring my whole self to therapy sessions which can often look like some playfulness mixed in with the heaviness, deep empathy and listening, and a genuine care about what people are experiencing. I have been known to laugh and cry alongside clients. I also believe that while I certainly have skills and expertise, my clients know their lives best. They have survived everything they have been through, and my approach centers this wisdom throughout the therapy process. Therapy sessions are your time and I want to make sure you are getting the most out of that so I will often do check-ins to make sure we are still headed in the right direction. I also welcome feedback about sessions from clients at any time.
Therapy Style
IFS is one of the primary techniques I use with clients. IFS believes that everyone has an inner world made up of the Self and other parts. IFS uses techniques to help clients gain understanding of the many parts that make up their system and also gain access to Self. I use a compassionate approach to learn about all of the parts that make up a client’s ecosystem. Often our parts have been burdened by some past experience or trauma that causes them to hold a difficult belief, such as I’m not good enough, or I am unlovable. A lot of healing can come from unburdening these parts of these beliefs. We are not trying to get rid of any parts of you, but help live a more balanced life where none of these parts are taking over all the time. This deep inner work can be painful and exhausting, but can also be so rewarding as we begin to learn more about ourselves.