Philosophy
This journey belongs to you.
People often begin therapy with a sense that something isn’t working anymore. You might feel stuck, depressed, anxious, or disconnected from yourself or others. You may sense that there is a more sustainable, more wholesome way to live, even if you can’t yet name what that looks like. My hope is to connect with your innate curiosity about your own potential. Together, we explore practices and approaches that offer relief, inspire fresh insights, and allow for the emergence of new possibilities.
At the heart of my work is the belief that healing happens in relationship. As a therapist, I strive to create a space that feels safe, trustworthy, and supportive, because both research and lived experience show that meaningful change grows from secure connection. When you are able to say what has felt impossible to say in past relationships, and you are met with acceptance rather than judgment, criticism, or shame, something begins to shift. Acceptance becomes the secure base from which lasting growth can occur.
We are social beings by design. We evolve, heal, and discover ourselves through connection. For that reason, my first priority is that our work unfolds within an empowering and respectful therapeutic relationship; one that honors your autonomy while offering steadiness, presence, and care.
Beyond validation and understanding, I also offer practical tools and new perspectives. In our work together, you will develop greater awareness of your inner landscape: your emotions, thoughts, bodily sensations, and habitual ways of responding. You will gain insight into what keeps you feeling stuck or pulled away from the life you want to live. You’ll learn skills to support emotional regulation and resilience, and discover new ways of relating to difficult experiences with more clarity and compassion.
With practice, it becomes possible to move from feeling overwhelmed by your inner world to navigating it with greater wisdom, confidence, and flexibility.
Together, we will explore what you need, what you truly want, and what allows you to feel nourished and alive. What begins as a search for relief from anxiety, depression, trauma, or chronic stress often deepens into something more, an exploration of meaning, values, and how you want to live the one prescious life you have been given (to paraphrase Mary Oliver).
Therapy, at its core, is not just about fixing what is broken. It is about shaping the way you relate to yourself, to others, and to the world you inhabit.
