I operate from the perspective that human beings, at their core, are naturally healthy, capable of joy, power, knowledge, and calmness. I use a variety of therapeutic approaches and techniques, and try to work collaboratively with my clients to help determine the approach or method that is best for them. While I appreciate our current medical model, I also see limitations in over-using diagnosis, for example, as it can make people feel broken, damaged, or that there is no way to change.

In our sessions, my aim is to help you become more fully-functioning in the way that you wish so that you are capable of handling life’s ups and downs more independently in the future, by relying on your own internal resources, rather than always needing to return to therapy (unless you wish to, of course). I try to  achieve this by mainly focusing on who you are in the present, but also still attending to how the past (including cultural/diversity factors) has contributed to who you are today, as well as by looking to the future to see who you would like to become. We will be examining the way you think and feel, your values, your current forms of coping, your attitudes, your relationships (including how that manifests real-time between you and I in session), and how you more broadly perceive the world around you. To further foster your autonomy and empower you, I also attempt to equalize the power between us in our relationship as much as possible, so that you can feel comfortable to tell me your true opinions and ideas, even if they differ from what I think.