I work with teens and adults using a variety of techniques, depending on why they are seeking help. I believe people inherently have the tools to cope with their struggles and need assistance connecting with them. My interventions focus on self-empowerment, mindfulness, education, and collaboration.  In our counseling sessions, I may pull from the following approaches to help you achieve your goals.

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy:

Do you have a lot of negative thoughts? Do you ever say to yourself, “why did I do that?” after engaging in unhealthy behaviors? Do you feel like you just can’t get yourself out of that cycle you’ve been in for what seems like forever? 

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) seeks to address these issues at their most basic level. Whether you’re looking to overcome low self-esteem, change bad habits (big or small), or improve your mood, then CBT can be helpful. 

CBT can be used effectively and efficiently, reducing the length of treatment needed to see results. Additionally, given its simplified language and interventions, CBT can be utilized for both adults and teens. Think better, feel better, act better!

Psychodynamic Therapy:

Where you come from can have an impact on where you are going- for better or for worse. If you feel like the latter is true, identifying common themes in your family-of-origin may assist you in releasing shame that is holding you back from your true potential. Psychodynamic therapy is not about pointing fingers or placing blame, but rather an opportunity to reflect on experiences that shaped us and resolve emotions related to them. 

Trauma-Informed Therapy:

Some things are hard to talk about. It is those things that we feel most determined to guard that fuel continued negative emotional experiences. If you've been through any type of traumatic experience in life, you know what it's like and it's important to know that you're not alone.

Addressing these difficult experiences in a safe environment can be life changing and immensely freeing. Through a confidential and safe atmosphere, strong therapeutic relationship and trauma-focused interventions, I can help my clients make peace with some of their most difficult experiences so they can live in the present and move forward with their lives. 

Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families:

Watching a loved one struggle with unhealthy behaviors can be heartbreaking. It can also affect us more than we may know- especially if you watched them struggle when you were a child. This can lead to struggling with your own relationship with substances, dysfunctional relationships, low self-esteem, and codependency. I specialize in helping people address the negative impact this had on them and learn how to set healthy boundaries moving forward so they can live happier, healthier lives.