My Approach to Helping

Had a Negative Therapy Experience?

Let's talk about it! What wasn't helpful? What was helpful? I'm not here to gossip about your previous therapist, but learning about your previous therapeutic relationship can better inform me on what might come up in our work together. If we find ourselves engaging in similar patterns, we can explore what's really going on here. If we find that it's a completely different experience, we can explore what is different and how that may relate to your attachment and communication styles. Every relationship takes two, and the more we explore, the more we'll learn and provide you with more information to help you live your life fully.

Importance of the Client-Therapist Alliance

It is my belief that the relational dynamics that you experience outside of the therapeutic space will make themselves known within it. Therefore, the client-therapist relationship is so important to the work of therapy. This includes experiences of conflict. We are two humans in a shared space, and we are bound to stir up a little conflict on occasion (e.g., I say something that reminds you of an unpleasant experience and puts you off). It is vital that we face this conflict together and work through it. Although this is can feel quite uncomfortable to some, I've found this to be the real meat of therapy. As we learn to face each other in a kind in loving way, this will extend to your relationships outside of the therapy hour.