In my work with individuals, I use Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) to help you better understand the emotional patterns that shape how you respond to yourself and others. Just like in relationships, we can get caught in internal cycles—feeling anxious, shut down, or overwhelmed without knowing why.

In our sessions, we’ll slow down and tune in to what’s happening beneath the surface. I’ll first help you recognize the protective strategies you’ve developed, such as numbing, over-functioning, or avoiding emotion. I will then guide you in connecting those strategies with the core feelings underneath, which are often rooted in past pain or unmet needs.

By building a more compassionate relationship with your emotions, you can begin to respond differently, not just to yourself, but in your relationships too. This work helps you develop emotional clarity, resilience, and a stronger sense of self so you can move through life with more confidence, connection, and purpose.

Distinct from Sue Johnson’s Emotionally Focused Therapy, in my work with individuals, I use Leslie Greenberg’s Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) to help you understand your emotions not as problems to fix, but as essential sources of insight. Emotions are signals, guiding you toward your needs, values, and what matters most. But when feelings feel too big or confusing, it’s easy to disconnect from them or get stuck in reactive loops.

In our sessions, we’ll slow things down and get curious about your emotional experience. I’ll help you identify, name, and make sense of what you’re feeling so that instead of avoiding or being overwhelmed by your emotions, you can start using them as a compass.

The goal is to build emotional awareness and flexibility so you can respond to life with greater clarity, self-trust, and authenticity. Over time, this creates deeper self-understanding, stronger boundaries, and more grounded decision-making.

In my work with individuals, I use Narrative Therapy to help you examine the stories you’ve come to believe about yourself; stories that may have started long ago but still shape how you feel, act, and relate to others. These narratives often carry messages like “I’m too much,” “I’m not enough,” or “This is just who I am.”

In therapy, we’ll take a close look at where these stories come from and how they’ve taken hold. Together, we’ll create space to question the assumptions you’ve absorbed and explore what else might be true about you-truths rooted in strength, resilience, and values that matter to you.

The process allows you to step back from limiting beliefs and connect with a deeper, more empowering sense of self. It’s about reclaiming authorship of your life, so you can move forward with clarity, choice, and a renewed sense of possibility.

Humans naturally crave both connection and independence—a secure base to come home to, and the excitement of something new to keep life fresh. Attachment theory helps us understand how our early experiences shape the ways we seek safety and closeness in relationships. When those needs feel out of balance, it can lead to frustration, distance, or confusion about what we really want. Drawing from the work of Esther Perel, I help you explore this dynamic tension between the comfort of security and the spark of novelty. Whether you’re struggling with patterns of closeness and distance, or feeling stuck between wanting connection and needing space, together we’ll uncover what’s driving those feelings. This approach supports you in building healthier attachments—with yourself and others—that allow both trust and curiosity to coexist, helping you create relationships that are steady yet alive.

I am able to use the Enneagram as a guide to help you understand the deeper patterns driving how you relate to yourself, others, and the world around you. It’s not just about identifying your type; it’s about uncovering the underlying motivations, fears, and emotional habits that influence your choices and relationships.

In our work together, the Enneagram can serve as a mirror, reflecting both your strengths and the places where you tend to get stuck. It brings clarity to the ways you protect yourself, pursue connection, or respond under stress, and helps you become more intentional about how you move through the world.

With this insight, therapy becomes a space where you can shift from reacting on autopilot to living with more freedom, compassion, and self-understanding.

We’re all part of larger systems—our families, communities, cultures—and these systems shape how we understand ourselves and relate to others. Systems Thinking means looking beyond just symptoms or individual behavior to see the bigger picture of how different parts of your life connect and influence each other.

In therapy, I use Systems Thinking to help you explore patterns in your relationships and environment that impact your wellbeing. This approach helps identify how your experiences, roles, and relationships work together—sometimes in ways that create stress or confusion.

By seeing the whole person in context, we can find new pathways for healing and growth that honor your unique story and environment.

Trauma shows up in all kinds of ways and affects each person differently. My goal is to understand your experiences without assumptions or judgment.

I also know that your culture, background, and identity aren’t just side notes—they shape how you see the world and how healing happens. Whether it’s about race, religion, gender, or any part of who you are, those pieces matter here.

Together, we’ll create a space where your story is seen through the lens of your values and culture. Therapy will be tailored to fit you, supporting your healing in a way that feels authentic and respectful.