Therapy Approaches

is used to help identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns, beliefs, and behaviors that may be reinforcing distress. Together, we look at how thoughts, emotions, and actions interact, and build practical strategies for creating more flexibility, clarity, and self-support in daily life.

is incorporated when experiences feel stored in the body or remain emotionally “stuck.” This approach supports the processing of traumatic or overwhelming memories through both bilateral stimulation and body-based awareness, helping the nervous system complete responses that were previously interrupted.

is a nervous system informed approach that helps individuals understand how their bodies respond to stress, safety, and connection. By increasing awareness of nervous system states, clients can learn to recognize patterns of activation, develop greater emotional regulation, and build a stronger sense of safety within themselves and in relationships. This approach supports healing by working with the body's natural capacity for resilience, connection, and recovery.

skills are woven in to strengthen emotional regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness. These tools are especially helpful when emotions feel intense, rapid, or difficult to manage in relationships.

is used when working with anxiety, OCD, or avoidance patterns. This involves gradually and safely facing feared thoughts, sensations, or situations while reducing compulsive or avoidance behaviors, allowing new learning to take place over time.

is a central lens in understanding inner experience. Rather than viewing symptoms as problems to eliminate, we explore different “parts” of the self. Such as protectors, critics, or younger emotional parts with curiosity and compassion, helping to build internal cooperation and healing.

informs how I understand relational patterns, especially how early experiences shape expectations around safety, closeness, trust, and connection. In session, this often shows up as working with relational templates that emerge in both past and present relationships.

are integrated throughout treatment to support present-moment awareness, emotional regulation, and the ability to observe internal experience without immediate reaction or judgment. This helps create space between impulse and response, especially during moments of activation.