Practice Areas
Couples Counseling
I am passionate about helping couples. I believe that while no relationship is perfect, they can all be better when we are willing to look at ourselves and what we are bringing to the partnership. I don't subscribe to right vs. wrong, but believe the key is understanding. When we can understand one another more fully, we are more likely to show grace. We are less likely to engage in conflict cycles of defensiveness and criticism when we work to truly understand our partner. I help clients to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, communication barriers, needs, and work to create trust, safety, and a more connected partnership.
I am trained in Emotionally focused therapy (EFT). It is a researched based approach that boasts a 90% success rate for significantly reducing relational distress. Using EFT, I help individuals and couples understand how their attachment style and old hurt impact their current relationships. This often leads to couples feeling heard and understood by one another, which greatly reduces conflict and negative interactions, leading to deeper connection and intimacy. I am also Gottman trained and have been using the Gottman method for the last decade when workingwith couples. Gottman is an approachable, easy to follow method that has helped my clients to learn how to fight fair during disagreements and conflicts, discover how to really hear one another, break out of the same old cycles that keep them feeling stuck and disconnected, and renew connection and intimacy.
Individual Therapy
I enjoy working with individuals to overcome challenges. If you're finding life to be more challenging because of depression, stress, or anxiety, I can help you take steps towards living a more joyous life. Stress and anxiety are exceptionally common, but for many people, the symptoms can create issues in their ability to feel happy and present in their daily lives. I help individuals with anxiety by working to find the root cause and beliefs that drive the anxiety. Most of the time, anxiety is a way we are trying to protect ourselves from something. When we look deep enough, we can almost always see where it is coming from and address it in a healthier way instead of allowing it to take over.
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I also enjoy helping individuals work on boundaries, assertiveness, family and relationship issues, and have experience working with difficulties unique to the veteran population.
My Approach
Do you feel stuck in the same cycle? Do you keep trying to find solutions but they don't seem to work? Do you crave change and a happier, healthier version of yourself? If the answer is yes, I can help! I love helping individuals and couples improve their relationships and their lives.
Specifically, I help couples recover from infidelity, reduce conflict, improve communication, reignite intimacy, and reconnect emotionally. I also enjoy helping individual men and women overcome anxiety, depression, improve self-esteem, and break through old patterns to create lasting change. I also have experience working with alcohol use and sex addiction. I’m a veteran and can often relate well with military members, veterans, law enforcement, and their families.
Our first session is an opportunity for me to learn about you. You will also get to decide if you feel comfortable with me and if I'm the best fit for your needs. I'll spend some time asking you questions about why you are seeking therapy and gathering some additional history. Then, we
will talk about what you are hoping to accomplish and what your goals are. I'll give you some thoughts and feedback I have on how I might best help you achieve your goals and then we'll make a plan for moving forward.
I take a truly collaborative approach when working with my clients. I am upfront and transparent. I will ask you what you are hoping to get from therapy and work diligently to help you achieve your goals. We will check in often about how you are progressing towards your goals and if my approach is helpful or if there is something additional you are needing from me.
I value your feedback and communication. I am also very experienced at helping people get to the root of their struggles to create lasting change. I give practical feedback which helps my clients achieve a greater sense of happiness and ease in their lives and relationships.
