Individual Therapy
Details
One-on-one sessions, 50 minutes in length, in person or virtual, weekly or bi-weekly
Modalities and offerings
IFS (“parts-work”) — Somatic Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy — Behavioral Therapies (CBT, DBT, MI)
Specialties
Anxiety — Stress — Trauma — Depression — Chronic Suicidal Thoughts — Body Image — Disordered Eating
Who I Work With
I work with adults (18 and over) seeking therapy for a variety of reasons. I treat many conditions, as listed above, though I would say I specialize in anxiety and the associated ways that anxiety manifests in behaviors - disordered relationships to self, others, substances, food, and body. My individual clients often come to therapy feeling stuck, depleted, or overwhelmed. They may struggle with self-worth, anxiety, trauma, depression, or patterns of behavior that no longer serve them. Many of my clients already know what they should do but find it difficult to follow through. I work with adults of all identities and am queer affirming and trans affirming.
What to Expect
Individual therapy is a process that must weave together different layers of your experience. One layer is the behavioral layer, which is about the tools you use to get through your daily life: coping mechanisms, behaviors, patterns in your routines, interpersonal interactions, and your automatic thoughts and feelings. I use behavioral therapies to work on symptoms - identifying the cycles you are in, exploring new tools and routines to alleviate symptoms. Then there is the layer that addresses the present moment, the way you experience being with yourself, being in your body, and specifically learning to feel safe with yourself in the present moment. This includes learning how to feel emotions without being overtaken by them, and learning that you don’t have to numb out or avoid yourself. The third layer is exploring and healing what is underneath the behaviors and the feelings. For this I use what is called “parts work” because it focuses on the deeply rooted wounds and lessons we’ve learned throughout our lives—the underlying causes of our feelings and behaviors, rather than just the symptoms.
Overall, I think of individual therapy as learning to relate to oneself with compassion, acceptance, patience, and trust. I believe getting there includes learning how to take care of ourselves, how to listen to ourselves, and how to let go of old wounds so we can move forward in alignment with our values and beliefs. I draw from multiple modalities because there is no single approach that works for everyone. My goal is to tailor therapy to each individual, using different tools and perspectives in a way that best supports their needs.