About Therapy

This story is about you.

If you had to describe the life you want to a friend, what would you say?

Would you have to make some changes… do you know what changes you want?

What’s keeping you from reaching these ideals?

Perhaps you’re ready to make a change, but it’s a struggle to do it on your own.

Creating and living a new life is not without its challenges.

Fear of making change is real. What’s also real is our willingness to allow the same old misery to exist because the unknown is too uncomfortable to accept.

Do you find yourself in the midst of a transition, such as a move or a job change? Or maybe you’re caught up in an emotional affair but wish it was really with the partner you have.

Regardless, you will find a never-ending list of why you can’t make change. Why you just can’t say what you want to say.

“Don’t rock the boat! Just accept your life as it is! No one has a good marriage! Dreams are overrated. It’s just too much work.”

All of these are true as long as you allow them to be true. I challenge you to live a new life.

Let’s work to create a new narrative. This story is about you, so what do you want it to be?

Working together, we can make change.

Having worked with clients of diverse backgrounds, I have helped many couples and individuals “make sense of the mess.”

Alone or in relationship we can team up to make shifts.

I will work with you to explore, understand, and challenge old, outdated modes of being.

I bring with me the tools that provide the groundwork for change

From the start of our meetings, you will be met with dignity and openness.

I’ll explore the angles on your struggles that perhaps had not been explored.

You will be reminded of your humanity. The discomfort you may experience is letting you know that the steps you have taken to arrive here are the right ones.

I’ll also provide simple and practical tools to assist you in creating new communication possibilities. Simple acts of slowing down and exploring or clarifying before assuming. In other words, “If in doubt, check it out.”

By simply slowing down and exploring with the people in our lives, we can make sense of the meanings behind the eye-rolls or the deep breaths. By having a true understanding, we can reduce the amount of wasted time spent on tension that untrue assumptions offer.

Working as a team, you will not be left hanging. We will work together to establish the new narrative and create steps to make it a reality.

The change is yours to make.

As a Marriage and Family Therapist, the core of my work is focused on how we attach to each other. I utilize Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) to promote change and inspire reconnection. This approach resonates with me because of its humanistic and systemic perspectives that recognize emotion as the key element in repairing breakdowns in our connections. The EFT approach listens for patterns we get emotionally stuck in that keep us from having the connections we desire.

Regardless, my work is team-oriented and embraces our humanity. My aim is not to find who is at fault, but to find out why you have been missing those important connections in your life. I compassionately explore and challenge ideas and thoughts that stand out. I oscillate between what’s being said and how it’s being said. I strive to inspire acceptance for all that we are.

We know you are here to make changes…

… but in that process, it is important to allow for the old patterns to rear their head.

By encouraging people to demonstrate more compassion for themselves and the other during these trying times, we inspire the quest to continue.

I look at therapy as an individual’s journey, but one that we travel together – exploring the various aspects of difficult and not-so-difficult times.

My hope is to work with people in an effort to inspire the possibilities of living life in a new and expanded way.