As I mention on the About page, I fundamentally identify as a generalist. If you don’t immediately see yourself listed somewhere, below, that doesn’t mean you are excluded. I work a lot with certain populations, like ADHDers, couples, teens. But I can meet most people where they are at.
Stuff people come to therapy for
Here are some of the challenges that clients often come to therapy for (that work I with)
Anxiety, stress & overthinking
Depression, feeling stuck
Emotional regulation & anger
Grief & loss
Interpersonal conflicts, social skills
Life transitions
Identity, self-esteem & self-understanding
Trauma & difficult past experiences
Dislodging from behavioral patterns
Substance dependence
*Not an exhaustive list
Stuff that I work a lot with in my practice
ADHD
ADHD is a very misunderstood diagnosis. And arguably not even the right description for what's happening. I’m passionate to help people better understand what ADHD even is.
We’ll process the impact of ADHD, and work on skills to improve life with ADHD — and all of that will rest on the recognition that ADHD is a manifestation of neurodiversity not character flaws.
We’ll process the impact of ADHD, and work on skills to improve life with ADHD — and all of that will rest on the recognition that ADHD is a manifestation of neurodiversity not character flaws.
Adolescents
Some adolescents are looking to address a specific challenge, some just want general support. Some initiate therapy on their own, and then some are scooted into it, and don’t get why they’re here. All of that is fine by me.
My big picture view is that therapy provides adolescents a necessary third space that is not the family, is not school, nor any of their extra-curricular spaces where they are positioned between an authority figure and the high stakes of a social group. In therapy, they get to just be, on equal footing, with an adult who is just a person.
For the ones who aren’t sure about this whole therapy thing, our first sessions will be a chance to vibe it out, see if I feel like a good fit for them. Nor harm nor foul, if I’m not. Exploring different therapists can be part of the process.
My big picture view is that therapy provides adolescents a necessary third space that is not the family, is not school, nor any of their extra-curricular spaces where they are positioned between an authority figure and the high stakes of a social group. In therapy, they get to just be, on equal footing, with an adult who is just a person.
For the ones who aren’t sure about this whole therapy thing, our first sessions will be a chance to vibe it out, see if I feel like a good fit for them. Nor harm nor foul, if I’m not. Exploring different therapists can be part of the process.
Couples & relationship work
There are a lot of different ways to be a couple. I’m respectful about which form you and your partner decide to take in your relationship. What matters is that you have consciously chosen it, and then have fleshed out the shared agreements that you abide by as a couple. It’s okay not to have done this yet, and actually pretty normal. That’s what I’m here to help with!
My work with couples is pretty interactive, but not centered on a triangle between each of you and me. Instead, the emphasis is on the interaction between the two of you, here and now, in the session. Nor are therapy sessions a forum to re-hash the past for its own sake. Instead, the focus is on creating new experiences between you—reconnecting, re-learning one another, and developing new interaction patterns in situ.
My work with couples is pretty interactive, but not centered on a triangle between each of you and me. Instead, the emphasis is on the interaction between the two of you, here and now, in the session. Nor are therapy sessions a forum to re-hash the past for its own sake. Instead, the focus is on creating new experiences between you—reconnecting, re-learning one another, and developing new interaction patterns in situ.
EMDR-related work, including trauma
Other stuff that I work with
Cannabis dependence
Screentime
Psychedelic integration
*Client gestures at the world*
Finding where you fit in all this? Not sure?
Get in touchTreatment formats
- Individual therapy (one-on-one)
- Couples/family therapy
- Group therapy
- Dyadic therapy
Note: Family therapy doesn’t have to include the whole family. “Dyadic” can be any two people, including friends, co-workers, business partners.
Populations
I work with 9 to 79, across the lifespan from tweens through older adulthood, adapting the therapy to the stage of life and to the person.
Tweens · Teens · Young adults · Adults · Elders
You can keep reading, but this is just extra information because I geek out sometimes.
Go elsewhereSpecific Therapies
Sometimes people come to therapy looking for a particular approach, not just help with a particular problem. The therapies below are a few that people specifically seek out:
EMDR
Potent in its effect and elegant in its structure, I really love EMDR -either in its standard protocol or in a more decompressed format. If you are coming in to digest an experience, it’s a great way to go.
CBT
Yes, there will be homework. But you are also learning skills and an orientation to yourself and the world that alter your relationship to both.
PACT
I value approaches focused on creating new, positive experiences in the here and now. PACT does that for couples. Instead of rehashing the past, partners reconnect, re-learn one another, and develop new interaction patterns in situ.
Hi-Fi Therapy
The therapy types above can be practiced with high fidelity to their respective protocols, without incorporating elements from other types. Lets discuss!
Different ways to use therapy
Therapy doesn't have to mean signing up for an open-ended process. Depending on what you're looking for, the work can be as focused as a single session, structured around a defined period of time, or allowed to continue based on need and progress.
Single Session Therapy
Sometimes one session is enough for now.
One-off support
Sometimes a single session is all you need to sort through a decision, get another perspective, troubleshoot a particular problem. It’s also a good way to get a feel for therapy before making a longer term commitment to it.
Check-in
This is for former clients who, for any reason, feel like they would benefit from having a one-off session.
Referral support
A somewhat unusual offering, but I've heard from enough people that finding the right therapist has been a struggle, that this can be useful for some. During a referral support session, we'll talk about what kind of support you're looking for, what you would like out of a therapist, and practical details that can help narrow down the ideal therapist. Based on that information, I'll put a referral request out to therapist community networks, and then collate responses for you.
Fixed-course therapy
aka Brief Therapy, basically
A defined course of therapy can work well when you have a specific issue to address, or are wanting to key in on one element of a more complicated issue. Or when time, finances, or personal preference make an open-ended commitment less appealing.
Fixed-course Therapy is goal oriented and present-focused. We agree on a range of sessions, and a reasonably focused target at the outset. That target can be one part of a more complicated problem, but usually we won’t attempt to address everything related to that problem.
A defined course of therapy can work well when you have a specific issue to address, or are wanting to key in on one element of a more complicated issue. Or when time, finances, or personal preference make an open-ended commitment less appealing.
Fixed-course Therapy is goal oriented and present-focused. We agree on a range of sessions, and a reasonably focused target at the outset. That target can be one part of a more complicated problem, but usually we won’t attempt to address everything related to that problem.
EMDR
EMDR lends itself well to a fixed course when: there is a single issue to target such as a specific challenging event or trigger that is causing dysregulation
Adjunct EMDR can be used for clients seeing another therapist, where the client and their therapist have identified a specific target that they feel would benefit from EMDR. In this case, the client and I keep our focus tight on that target and therapy ends when it has been processed.
Adjunct EMDR can be used for clients seeing another therapist, where the client and their therapist have identified a specific target that they feel would benefit from EMDR. In this case, the client and I keep our focus tight on that target and therapy ends when it has been processed.
CBT
CBT also lends itself well to Fixed-course Therapy. As with EMDR, it depends on what the target's going to be. The more focused it is, the more finite the number of sessions can be.
Skill building
CBT, DBT, EMDR, PACT... Between these, and all the other types of therapies I'm trained in, there is a vast repository of skills to help with self-regulation, communication, relationships, decision making, and so on. Fixed-course therapy could be a way to come in and pick up a few of those skills to then take and practice on your own
Ongoing therapy
The conventional open-ended form of therapy: no predetermined number of sessions; duration responds to what you’re working on, progress, and continued usefulness.
Ongoing
This is what most people think of as therapy. Many appreciate the support of therapy on a decompressed timeline. This doesn’t mean that therapy goes on ‘forever’; just that the course of therapy is based on need and progress, not bound by a timeline.
Maintenance
I want to highlight this variant of ongoing therapy. Therapy isn't necessarily just because something in life is a problem. Some people just appreciate the regularity of therapy to process life and maintain the skills and practices they’ve developed along the way. They also might view therapy as a place to continue to deepen their understanding of self and the world around them.
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