I believe psychotherapy should be self-led, engaged, compassionate, and effective. Over nineteen years of practice, I’ve become very good at helping focus the process of therapy. I can help dissolve the lingering effects of old problems by understanding you in new ways.
In all my years of treating mild to severe problems, including relationship and family issues, depression, stress, and trauma, I have never met two similar people. Your individuality guides how we explore underlying causes, as well as how I respond to you. There is no typical session, nor any typical approach I take, but imagine yourself in a session with me. I will describe (not prescribe) what could (not should) happen.
I may start by asking you to answer background questions, explain what you hope for from therapy, and tell me how you would like to feel or behave diferently. Discussing these things may feel profoundly uncomfortable to you. Perhaps it is the first time you've voiced these thoughts about yourself. I believe in the value of expressing discomfort, so that we can both understand it, rather than burying it in empty reassurances. More feelings may overcome you during this first session, especially if we encounter old obstacles, such as early traumas. I may guess at identifing any emotions and thoughts that you can't find words for, and I trust that you will try to correct my errors. There is often a sense of fatigue to a therapy session that goes well. Paradoxically, thoughts may flow more clearly. Later, you may sense progress in resolving your issues.
It is important to emphasize that no session is like any other. We will work as a team of two unique individuals, and create our own alliance and experiences. Click here for paperwork you can read and fill and bring to your first appointment.