how i work

My theoretical orientations are primarily Family Systems, Narrative Therapy, and Psychodynamic Therapy.

In our therapeutic relationship, genuine, empathetic care and connection come first. I understand that healing is not only individual but also systemic. I use family systems techniques to heal your inner child and psychodynamic techniques to uncover patterns that are not serving you. This will help you deconstruct your past stories, to strengthen the authoring of your future stories. I help you move towards addressing your needs, and developing clarity and solutions using person-centered tenets with evidence-based CBT and DBT techniques.

I work with a social justice and trauma-informed lens, and I particularly focus on the insidious trauma that people from marginalized communities can experience. I will validate your experience and help you to break cycles of feeling unheard and unseen.

I believe that allowing ourselves and our loved ones to play can be incredibly comforting. I will help you rework intergenerational trauma, moving into more conscious, gentle parenting, whether for yourself or your loved ones.

I believe that we deserve the agency to honor and celebrate our bodies, which sometimes includes rewriting our body-related narrative, acknowledging cultural beauty standards, and incorporating cultural foods and memories.

I can help uncover repeated, sometimes unconscious, patterns that are not serving you and help you move towards addressing your needs and developing clarity and solutions.