I provide individual therapy for children, adolescents, and adults. I have had particular training working with LGBTQIA+ communities and their familes, whether that be focused on self-esteem, coming out, or dealing with challegning environements and conversations. Individual therapy sessions are one-on-one and last 50-minutes.
I specialize in helping people overcome anxiety and depression- My focus is working on skills and tools that can be cultivated in session that are practical in your personal life. No two people deal with their stressors the same way, so each cleint will learn a unique set of skills and tools that will help them through their tougher moments in the life and adjust accordingly. We cannot predict what may or may not happen to us but we can prepare to deal with them and learn the proper skill sets necessary for your wellbeing.
I work from a perspective that focuses on the relationship between the client and myself or between clients and themselves. The goal is to help you or your child understand their behavior, thoughts, or feelings in order to find ways to connect to others in a real, genuine, and related way. This may entail helping them understand their inner conflicts and the management of difficult feelings in these situations in order to have a greater hold on the behaviors that sometimes come out and make it difficult for them to connect with others.
Studies show that there are important elements that are shared among various types of psychotherapy that are more critical to helping individuals than adhering rigidly to one framework or another. Therefore, even though I mainly have a focus on psychodynamic psychotherapy, I draw from a broad theoretical background that includes relational psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, solution focused therapy and mindfulness techniques. I can work at more concrete skill-based levels or more in-depth, insight-oriented levels, depending on a client’s needs. I also have a strong interest in cross-cultural & multicultural issues and how it contributes on a conscious or unconscious level with how one relates to others.
Reasons that may bring a person to my office:
- Relationship, academic, or work problems
- Situational difficulties such as grief, a recent break-up, or retirement
- Stress, depression, anxiety, trauma, sleep problems, lack of motivation
- Lifestyle changes such with emotional/stress eating
- LGBTQIA+ issues
- Feeling lost, disconnected, overwhelmed,
- Feeling as though you’re not living up to your potential. Exploring alternative ways of being
- Managing and living with chronic medical problems (e.g., cancer, insomnia, diabetes)
I currently charge $150/session for 50 minutes for individual therapy.
*I can provide a Superbill for you to request reimbursement from your health insurance providers
* I also provide a sliding scale fee for services