I know first-hand how daunting the idea of therapy can be. We live in a society where it is often encouraged to keep our innermost thoughts and feelings to ourselves. In that vein, therapy feels like we are breaking the rules or signing up for something where we will be met with criticism, judgement, and negative perception. I’m here to tell you, that’s not how I operate. I value your vulnerability and view it as courage and strength. I am proud of you for taking the step to consider if therapy may be helpful for you.

Understanding that beginning therapy can be challenging, especially within my expertise working with survivors of trauma, I am very intentional in my therapeutic approach, where our relationship is of the utmost importance to me and our work together. Clients who have experienced trauma often exhibit significant emotional avoidance that exacerbates trauma-related symptoms and difficulty processing their traumatic experience(s) which leads them to feel “stuck.” With that knowledge at the forefront of my approach, it stands to reason that if you don’t like me, or don’t trust me, why would you tell me anything personal or think that I could help you? For therapy to be effective, it is essential for the therapeutic relationship between us to be strong and based on the foundations of authenticity, transparency, rapport, collaboration, trust, and respect.

In more clinical terms, my therapeutic approach is integrative in the sense that I don’t utilize a “one-size-fits-all” method. I pull from different treatment modalities that are tailored to your specific needs and treatment goals, which we determine collaboratively together. I only utilize therapeutic techniques that are evidence-based, meaning they are scientifically proven through substantial research to provide the best treatment outcomes for healing and recovery from trauma.