I've spent 25 years working with teens and young adults, and a good chunk of that time was spent alongside young people navigating school issues, life transitions, foster care, or a family that had been through more than most. I don't come into a session with an agenda about who you should be. I come in curious about who you already are, and what it would take for you to feel like yourself again. Nothing you bring into our sessions will shock me or make me think less of you.
I'm trained in Trauma Focused CBT, which means we don't just talk around what happened, we build real tools to process it and move through it. I also draw on narrative and humanistic approaches, because I believe you are the expert on your own life, not me. If medication support would help, I'm comfortable coordinating directly with your prescriber so your care feels connected instead of scattered across different people.
Our first session is a conversation, not an interrogation. You'll share your story at whatever pace feels right, and we'll figure out together whether this feels like a good fit. There's no pressure to have the right words or a tidy version of what's going on.
