"We cannot become what we want by remaining what we are."

–Max Depree

Approach

My work is grounded in relational, insight-oriented psychotherapy that draws on the psychodynamic and psychoanalytic traditions. I approach therapy as a deeply relational process, one that values connection, curiosity, insight, joy, and the exploration of meaning. Together, we work to uncover the patterns, formative experiences, and internal narratives that shape how you think, feel, and connect. This process is both reflective and experiential, balancing intellectual analysis with empathy; insight with lived emotional understanding. Through this integration, therapy becomes a space for greater self-awareness, authenticity, and transformation in the ways you relate to yourself and others. I value bringing warmth, humor, and moments of joy into therapy, even as we navigate some of life's most difficult experiences.

Clinical Focus & Specialties

Ages

Adults 18+, adolescents 16-17, college age, middle age, elders

Case Types

Individuals, couples, families

Primary Specialty Areas

Relationships
- Complex developmental trauma & relational trauma
- Attachment styles & attachment-related disorders
- Sexuality & kink
- Dating with intention
- Mixed family systems
- Complex family systems
- Post-divorce recovery
Neurodivergence
- Neurocomplexity
- Late-diagnosed neurodivergence
- Autism spectrum disorder (adults/teens)
- ADHD (adults/teens)
- Giftedness
- Twice exceptional individuals (2E)
- Chronic illness & medical trauma
- Social processing & social skills development
Additional Issues
- LGBTQIA+ identities
- PTSD & complex PTSD
- Grief
- Self-esteem & identity
- Body acceptance
- Communication challenges
- Personality disorders
- Intellectualizers who need longer-form talk therapy

Therapeutic Modalities

Relational
Attachment-based
Psychodynamic
Psychoanalytic
Person-centered
Feminist
Family Systems
Emotion-focused (EFT)
Solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT)
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)