If you are moving through a major life transition, especially one you did not choose, you may notice that old ways of coping no longer work. Many people I see are adapting to a new chapter, trying to build skills for what is next while caring about how change will affect the people they love. Some arrive unsure about trying therapy again after a difficult experience. Together, we explore how your family of origin and earliest relationships echo in what you face today.
I am not trying to be Freud, but I do believe in learning from early relationships and the memories we may not realize we carry, then noticing how they shape the present. My doctoral training is in contextual and systemic change, so I see you within the full web of relationships and circumstances you live in, not just the symptom in front of us. My work is innovative and highly personalized, with no handbook and no one size fits all path. What we do grows from what unfolds between us.
In our first session or two, the focus is on getting to know each other and building trust at a pace that feels right. There is no right way to begin and nothing you need figured out ahead of time. I work carefully to help you feel genuinely heard, because that safety makes it easier to share what is really going on. I notice and remember the small details and important people in your life, a habit shaped by my years as a school counselor. From there, we decide on a path together.
