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Therapy is incredibly exciting because one small change can affect the whole system. That's huge potential. Facing problems can feel overwhelming with so many factors and moving parts. Yet with that, there are just as MANY opportunities for real change. A dash here and sprinkle here. Before you know it, you have recreated an old recipe and it tastes better than ever.

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INDIVIDUAL THERAPY

$165/55 minutes

*extended sessions available

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When we start to develop new or heightened stress responses and symptoms, we are receiving a signal that it is a time to take greater notice. A great therapist can help you in this process and can lead to fulfilling personal growth and greater life satisfaction.

Clinically, I am experienced in working with anxiety, mood disorders, grief, trauma, and existential pursuits. I am trained in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TFCBT) and am Internal Family Systems (IFS) informed.

In my practice, I am interested in all the parts and aspects of the human experience. The WHOLE HUMAN. As Richard Schwartz, founder of IFS, says, 'There are no bad parts".

In therapy, you and I will explore your story and ask how to foster meaning and growth that can deeply enrich personal experience. To align with oneself and build a life that is authentic and purposeful.

I consider it a honor to do this work, and if what I say resonates, I would be honored to be your therapist.

COUPLES THERAPY

$200/55 minutes

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Couples therapy can be a deeply rewarding experience. Often times, we can get stuck in communication patterns and interactions that weaken our relationships and many times these destabilizing cycles are unconscious. There is a moment that happens, in either individual, that will serve as as 'wake up call' per se. A realization that this is not where you want the relationship to be, and you need help.

It reminds me of the phrase, "I don't care where you go, but you can't stay here".

When couples come to my practice, they often feel they are at a crossroads. There is a desire to repair, soften, and enrich but with that a sense of hopelessness because what both have been trying has not been working; resulting in loneliness, anger, and resentment.

I now offer both a virtual and in person for couples therapy. With the in person option, I implement biofeedback using pulse oximeters. This gives us the opportunity to learn when our nervous systems begins to flood which is very important information. Often, we do not realize when we are becoming activated: our heart rate might increase but from the outside we might appear calm and collected until we meet that threshold. Using a pulse oximeter allows us insight on when that process began and also to explore what was coming up during that time to spike that heart rate. We can interrupt the cycle in that moment and work to circumvent arguments that end in screaming or complete shuts down. When we are able to calm and soothe the nervous system, we can continue to have those necessary conversations.

If you are a couple looking to integrate somatic intervention and co-regulation into couples therapy, the in person is a great option.

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Couples Therapy is a wonderful way to improve communication and acknowledge unmet needs. Just as important, learn and practice skills to address those areas of improvement in a safe space. These skills are supremely helpful not only in romantic relationships but also in family, friendship, and personal growth.

As a LMFT, I have knowledge and experience in various models of couples therapy; however, I am specifically trained in the Gottman Method. I find this approach practical as it is research driven and evidence based and therefore offers many practical tools; for example, an initial assessment I prescribe to each of my couples.

In addition to the Gottman Method, I pull inspiration from Emotion Focused Therapy and attachment theory as well.

Couples Therapy can help deepen and heal relationships as well as create personal insight. It is such important and needed work.

I would love to be part of that story.

FAMILY THERAPY

$200/55 minutes

*extended sessions available

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Every family has its own unique culture that deserves respect and recognition: family rules, belief systems, rituals, and structure. In family therapy, I use curiosity and compassion in exploring how a family system operates on a functional level. I learn of family patterns of communication and interactions and then collaboratively design interventions.

Famed family therapist, Virginia Satir, said, "It is now clear to me that the family is a microcosm of the world. To understand the world, we can study the family: issues such as power, intimacy, autonomy, trust, and communication skills are vital parts underlying how we live in the world. To change the world is to change the family." Family Therapy is a dance of these concepts.

Family is not a static concept but what it certainly is is a creation that came with a vision or a dream. We may have consciously decided what to bring from our families of origin and what to respectfully leave behind. A family is rich in philosophy and hopes for the future and it can be disappointing when that vision falls short, at least in expectation.

Our vision of parenthood often plays out differently that what we thought. Life happens and can disrupt. What worked before might not work now.

Family therapy is a space to collectively gather, to explore strengths and resilience as well as areas that might require flexibility or rearrangement so that all members of the system benefit from the extraordinary gifts of family while also protecting against patterns that result in dysfunction.