Therapy Approach

Thank you for your interest in my services and for taking your time to find out more about what I do and who I am.

My approach in therapy is centered around building an authentic and open relationship with you, which I believe is integral to fostering trust. My style is warm, collaborative, flexible, direct and client-centered. I really enjoy the work I do and feel honored to work with my clients.

While you may be struggling at the moment, I approach my work with the underlying assumption that you are the expert on your own life. I use an integrative- strengths based approach in my work that is grounded in cultural humility, cultural responsiveness and social justice values. I understand that we may have different lived experiences in this world based on our different identities. I strive to acknowledge and affirm our differences as they impact our work and to genuinely attempt to understand your experience and your intersecting identities related to race and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, education, social needs, and others.

All my work is trauma-informed. I draw from several evidenced-based modalities to help you meet your goals, and most of them are experiential, relational, emotionally focused and somatic by nature – specifically grounded in interpersonal, internal family systems, somatic-based, emotion focused theories and modalities. Mindfulness-based and mind-body practices to healing are woven into my work. I respect the role of cognitive-behavioral interventions as they help you achieve and make progress toward your goals.