My Approach to Helping
As a psychoanalytic therapist, my approach is marked by openness, curiosity, and respect. I view therapy as a collaborative effort and honor the unique experience of each person I work with. In our sessions, we will establish a space where you feel safe to speak openly about your experience. We’ll discuss whatever comes to mind, everyday events, memories, dreams, fears, and desires. I will listen closely and without judgment, promoting exploration and attending to what lingers on the edge of awareness.
Over time, we will gain insight into longstanding difficulties in your life, loosening the grip of your symptoms and allowing you to live with a greater sense of freedom, clarity, and connection. While this process requires courage and patience, it can promote meaningful and lasting change. If this resonates with you, I invite you to reach out to me.
More Info About My Practice
After graduating from Loyola University Chicago, I pursued further training in psychoanalytic theory and practice. I'm currently a fellow at the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis and remain committed to ongoing development as a psychotherapist.
My Guiding Ethical Principles
I strive to foster a therapeutic space that is inclusive, reflective, and attuned to the complexity of each person's unique experience. I welcome racial, cultural, and gender diversity, and approach my work with sustained attention to power, privilege, and intersectionality. In psychoanalytic work, we listen closely not only to what is said, but to what has been split off, silenced, or distorted by personal and collective histories. I do not pathologize difference; instead, I'm curious about the ways people learn to endure, adapt, and make sense of what has shaped them.
On the Fence About Going to Therapy?
Wanting change while also feeling uncertain or guarded is something many of us experience. You may not understand why certain feelings keep returning, why your relationships follow the same scripts, or why you turn away from what you most desire. Hope can be unsettling when it threatens the protections we've built around pain. Yet, the decision to share your experience with someone trained to listen beneath the surface -- someone who helps you hear what's been carried, repeated, and left unspoken -- is often the first step toward meaningful and lasting change.
