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About Me

My path to becoming a therapist is closely connected to my own experience of personal growth and self-understanding. Through that process, I discovered how transformative it can be to explore the parts of ourselves that once felt confusing, overwhelming, or hidden.

That journey shaped the way I practice today.

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I believe therapy works best when it is relational and genuine. The connection between therapist and client becomes a space where new experiences are possible and long-standing patterns can be understood with compassion.

As therapists, we can only guide others as far as we have been willing to go ourselves. For that reason, I approach this work with humility, curiosity, and deep respect for the courage it takes to explore your inner world.

My Approach to Therapy

My work is grounded in Relational Gestalt therapy, which focuses on awareness, presence, and the healing potential of authentic relationship.

In therapy we pay attention not only to what you think, but also to what you feel and experience in the moment.

While insight can be meaningful, I believe change does not happen through insight alone. Often, it is through lived, experiential moments—both within yourself and within the therapeutic relationship—that new ways of understanding and relating begin to emerge.

I also integrate elements of embodiment and parts-oriented exploration. Our experiences are not only cognitive — they are also felt emotionally and physically. By bringing awareness to these experiences, deeper layers of understanding often emerge.

In my work with couples, I draw from Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), an evidence-based approach that helps partners understand the emotional patterns and attachment dynamics that shape their relationship.

Trauma-Informed and Relational Therapy

Many emotional struggles develop in the context of relationships. Experiences of trauma or complex trauma often influence how we understand ourselves, how safe we feel with others, and how our nervous systems respond to stress.

The patterns that develop in response to these experiences are often protective adaptations that once helped us cope with difficult circumstances.

In therapy, these patterns are explored with curiosity rather than judgment. By bringing awareness to emotional, relational, and embodied experiences, we can begin to understand how the past continues to live in the present.

Over time, this understanding can create space for new experiences of safety, connection, and self-compassion.

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You Don’t Have to Do This Alone

Many people spend years trying to understand themselves on their own. While insight can be powerful, meaningful change often happens in relationship.

Therapy offers a space where your experiences can be explored with someone who is attentive, curious, and genuinely invested in understanding you.

Within a safe and supportive therapeutic relationship, patterns that once felt confusing or overwhelming can begin to make sense. Over time, many people discover a greater sense of clarity, self-compassion, and freedom in how they move through their lives and relationships.

A Space Where You Are Welcome

I am committed to creating a space where you can show up as you are.

Therapy is not separate from the world we live in. Our identities and lived experiences influence how we move through life and how we come to understand ourselves.
My intention is to offer a space that is respectful, inclusive, and grounded in curiosity—where all parts of your identity and experience are welcome and can be explored with care.

I work with individuals across a range of races, identities, cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations, and gender expressions. I also hold an awareness of the broader social, cultural, and relational contexts that shape each person’s experience.