I approach therapy from a developmental, behavioral, and relational perspective. Our emotions usually make sense within the context of adapting to our experiences and relationships. But maladaptations lead to dysfunctions in life and love. My aim is to help everyone understand their reactions, challenge unhelpful habits, and then practice more functional responses to distress.
I utilize governing theories such as Object Relations and Attachment Theory, Behavioral Parent Training (BPT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Family Systems Therapy, Relational Life Therapy, Trauma Informed Counseling, and skills from Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectal Behavior Therapy (DBT). I treat trauma through an EMDR variant called Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART). I believe our self-protective reactions are a result of our internalized responses to life experiences, and we can rewire those through intentional exposure, new experiences, and repeated practice with more functional responses. I see therapy as a space of learning, preparation, and practice to understand and accept distress and anxiety and to challenge how you function anxiously around others in relationships through patterns like avoidance or control. I utilize therapy to practice shifting relational and internal patterns of thought and behavior which affect our natural emotional responses.
