Talk Therapy
Sometimes you just need a space where you can say the thing out loud without filtering, performing, or managing how it lands. Talk therapy will be the foundation of our work together. Through honest conversation, I help you slow down, make sense of what you're carrying, and start to understand the patterns that keep showing up in your life. This isn't about getting advice or being told what to do. Together, we build insight, find language for things that feel hard to name, and figure out what you actually want. Talk therapy will involve a blend of the therapeutic approaches listed below.
EMDR
Some experiences don't respond to talking alone. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based therapy designed to help the brain process what got stuck: memories, experiences, and beliefs that still carry a charge even when you think you've moved on.
The client experience is fundamentally different from talk therapy. You're not narrating or analyzing. You hold a memory, image, or body sensation in mind while bilateral stimulation (eye movements, taps, or tones) activates the brain's natural processing system. The work happens beneath language. For many people, this means reaching things that years of talking couldn't quite touch.
Sessions feel different too. Sometimes quieter, sometimes more intense. Processing happens within the session and we close with stabilization. Sessions don't end in the middle of something unresolved. Over time, old triggers lose their charge and the past starts to feel more like the past. Learn more about EMDR →
Therapeutic approaches
I draw from multiple modalities and adapt to what each person needs. Most sessions weave several approaches together.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT examines the relationship between your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. When patterns of thinking are making things harder: catastrophizing, all-or-nothing thinking, assumptions that haven't been examined. We work to identify and shift them. It's practical, evidence-based, and often skill-focused. You leave sessions with tools you can actually use.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
ACT is about changing your relationship to difficult thoughts and feelings rather than trying to eliminate them. The goal isn't to feel better by avoiding discomfort. It's to live according to your values even in the presence of it. You learn to observe your thoughts without being ruled by them, and to take action that matters to you regardless of what your mind is saying.
Psychodynamic Therapy
Psychodynamic therapy is interested in the roots. Why do certain patterns keep showing up? Why do particular situations or people affect you the way they do? We look at early experiences, relational dynamics, and the patterns that shape how you move through the world today. It's slower and more exploratory than some approaches, but often where the most meaningful change happens.
Person-Centered Therapy
Person-centered therapy is built on the idea that people have a natural capacity for growth when given the right conditions: genuine connection, unconditional acceptance, and a therapist who isn't trying to steer you toward a particular destination. Rather than applying a technique, the focus is on the quality of the relationship itself. Most of what I do rests on this foundation.
Parts Work
Parts work starts from the idea that we're not one unified self. We're made up of different parts, each with its own perspective, role, and history. The part that shuts down under pressure. The part that keeps trying to be perfect. The part that carries old pain. Understanding these parts and building compassion for what they're doing reduces internal conflict and creates a different relationship with yourself, not just a change in behavior.
Existential Therapy
Existential therapy takes seriously the bigger questions: What am I doing with my life? What do I actually believe? What does it mean that this happened to me? It's particularly useful when you're facing major transitions, loss, identity questions, or a sense that the life you're living doesn't reflect who you actually are. Less about symptom management, more about how to live.