Therapy Services
If you’ve ever heard of the Alexandrite stone, you may know that they are famous for changing colors. The symbology behind Alexandrites is centered around transformation, adaptability and emotional balance.
This is exactly what I strive to work on with clients. We work together to increase our ability to adapt to change, move through life, and find that emotional balance amid our busy lives.
My Therapeutic Approach
I use an approach called Systems Therapy. Have you noticed that there are reliable patterns in your family and relationships? Maybe conversations escalate in a very predictable way.
We all exist within systems of relationships—family, friends, co-workers, teachers, even the grocery store staff. How we engage with these systems shapes our experiences, and how we show up in relationships is often influenced by the relationships and environments that helped form who we are.
Using these perspectives, I incorporate aspects of:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Traditional talk therapy
I don’t believe therapy needs to follow strict rules. If we end up discussing pop culture or current events, that’s perfectly okay. We don’t exist in a vacuum, and the things happening around us can naturally become part of the work we do together.
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Combining skills and talk therapy to increase mindfulness distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy
Somatic therapy targeted at decreasing emotional “rawness” to distressing memories or beliefs about self.
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ADHD Support
Diagnosed later in life? Not sure how to make the world work for your brain? Let’s talk practical coping skills and executive functioning tools!
Identity-Informed Therapy
Feminist and Queer Theory offer a lens for exploring how the different parts of your identity—including sexuality, gender, socioeconomic status, immigration status, ability, and more—intersect and shape your experience of the world. Each identity can bring its own strengths and challenges, and together, they inform the work we do in therapy.