My Approach to Helping
From a young age, I've had a desire to understand others, offer compassion, care and empathy to those who've struggled, and I knew that I wanted to carry this into my career. I want to be a part of positive change in our world and to be a piece of light in other's darkness. Through my own personal experiences in counseling, I see how true this could be for someone and I'm passionate about walking with others in their path to healing.
If you've experienced trauma, highly stressful experiences, or challenging transitions in life that are noticing a negative impact of these experiences on your day to day life, your self-esteem, and relationships, you deserve support, and you're not alone.
I want to help you take steps towards healing, increase your insight, grow through the changes in your life, and be the supportive person to walk with you in this process.
I want to be able to share my knowledge and support with you. If you feel stuck or bogged down by past experiences, you can learn to see how resilient and empowered you can be. I truly believe that we are never alone in this world and want to provide that constant and consistent reminder by providing a safe and supportive place to find healing.
More Info About My Practice
Whether you’ve already tried everything or you’re just getting started, you’ve found your partner in healing.
You deserve physical and emotional safety. You may have asked for help in the past and been shut down. You may have had your needs invalidated. You are probably apprehensive, discouraged or even skeptical. We get it. We’ve been there, too. Things are different here, our promise to you is that you will be seen, understood, and valued. Even if you think your feelings are wrong, or your problems are too small, we are here to help you know that they’re not. Nothing that you have done or thought or felt will ever mean that you don’t deserve help and compassion. We’re with you. We’ve got you.
We don’t do things that don’t make sense. When you’re frustrated and stuck in the same patterns that you know aren’t working, but you can’t seem to get out of these cycles, it’s time to reach out. Our culture is focused on behavior and choices, but when your body and mind seem to be overriding your intentions, and your actions are inconsistent with your goals, that’s not because you’re simply making bad choices or lacking self control. It means that your insides are running strategies that were once helpful and they are on autopilot. Something inside of you believes that it’s helping, and doesn’t realize it’s hurting you now. The brain is an amazing survival mechanism and those strategies aren’t linked up with your logic and cognitive skills, they’re underneath your consciousness, and will keep going until we understand why they started in the first place. Once we understand them, we can work with them to update those old processes with new information, allowing them to realize they don’t need to run anymore. They’ve done their job, they’re tired, and they deserve to rest. Settling your mind’s operating system is how you find yourself safely in the present, and see yourself in a whole new light.
The mental health field has made significant progress in understanding the brain and body in the past few decades. The old ideas of therapy are getting an update. It’s not simply about thoughts and behaviors anymore. Recent theories and approaches find deeper meaning behind behaviors offering powerful insights that help you heal.
Specific Issue(s) I'm Skilled at Helping With
Women's issues
Life Transitions
Post-Traumatic Stress
Childhood Sexual Abuse History
Adjustment Disorders
