My focus as a clinical psychologist is on helping individuals thoroughly understand emotional and relational challenges. I work with people who want to address problems at their roots, including experiences of anxiety, depression, perfectionism, and difficulties connecting. In therapy, I facilitate an involved and collaborative process, aiming toward a level of insight that will bring about real and lasting change.
I provide guidance in understanding the psychological factors and patterns that give rise to painful and unwanted experience, whether in realms of thought, feeling, relationships, sense of self, or sense of purpose. I create an environment of care, respect, and focus within which these important factors can be named, understood, and worked on in a way that allows them to be lastingly transformed.
Before our first session, I will make sure we have a chance to connect by phone to speak about your concerns. Moving from there into a first therapy session, we can have a focused conversation about what feels most important to understand together. I will seek to learn how your current concerns fit within the larger context of your life, and I will share how I work so you have a clear sense of what therapy with me is like. We will decide on next steps and, if it feels right, set a regular meeting time.
