What We Do
The process of starting therapy
15-Minute Phone Call
We will start with a 15-minute phone call to determine if my services align with what you’re seeking from therapy. There will be no charge for this.
Consultation
Our first few meetings will be a time for you to share your story with me and what inspired you to seek therapy. This allows me to learn about you and to consider whether and how I’ll be able to best support you. At the same time, you’ll begin to get a sense of my approach and how it feels like to be in a therapeutic relationship with me—how I listen, respond, and guide you. During this shared exploration, we will begin to uncover what’s happening in your world as you experience it and to reflect on the origins of your current challenges. Together, we’ll consider if moving forward in this work feels right for both of us.
Psychotherapy
Choosing to start therapy gives you the space to work through past traumas, navigate present challenges, and move toward future goals. Being in therapy goes beyond getting advice and fleeting reassurance. I will make note of the parts of you that often go unnoticed. Together, we will explore and experience the most private places within you. As I listen deeply enough to feel and see the world through your perspective, I can begin to expand your understanding of yourself—both as an individual and in relation to others.
My approach to psychotherapy is relational and informed by psychoanalytic psychology and existential therapy.
Relational Psychoanalysis
This is a form of psychotherapy that emphasizes the importance of relationships in shaping an individual's emotional experiences, identity, and current behavior. It is believed that much of human suffering arises from relational injuries and disconnection. In relational psychoanalysis, the therapeutic relationship, between you and I, becomes the central means of healing, as it provides a space where past relational patterns can emerge, be reenacted and you can experience a new, reparative kind of relationship that fosters understanding, empathy, and growth.
Relational psychoanalysis is particularly effective for individuals who struggle with intimacy, trust, vulnerability, anxious or avoidant attachment, low self-worth, loneliness or the aftermath of relational trauma.
Existential Psychotherapy
Existential therapy is a philosophical approach to psychotherapy that emphasizes exploring your convictions and questions about the human condition.
Existential therapy can help you embrace freedom and take responsibility for your choices, find meaning and purpose in your life, and live in a way that is authentic and aligned with your values and aspirations. This nurtures our inherent resilience in the face of life’s inevitable tragedies.
Individual Counseling Services
I work with adults 18 years and older, one-on-one, for 50-minutes, 1-2 times per week.