What can I expect in therapy?

Therapy is a relationship. The alliance that a client and counselor form together has been one of the most unique and empowering dynamics throughout humanity. Ideally, therapy creates a safe, trusting, compassionate, and sometimes challenging relationship. Within this relationship, a counselor is fully attuned a client, paying close attention to what a client shares (and doesn't share), the way it is shared, and how it connects to the big picture of a client.

Therapy works differently for everybody. The way I work with you will depend entirely on who you are and what brings you here. Everyone comes to therapy from unique lived experiences, for different reasons, with various intentions, and holding varied hopes, dreams, goals, fears, guilt... you name it. We all experience life in slightly different ways, and my goal is always to understand that experience. I want to know how you move through the world. I am an innately curious, kind, and empathic human. Ultimately, I want to work with you to discover how you can move towards everything you want in this life.

What if therapy brings up painful, difficult, and uncomfortable feelings?

Carl Jung once said, “Where there is fear, there is your task.” Therapy may surface some or all of these feelings. It's important that we establish trust and safety in our relationship, and that you feel ready to explore certain parts of your life.

I am seeking counseling services for my child. What should I know?

I specialize in child and adolescent psychology, and I am passionate about working with children of divorce, as well as navigating life-stage and identity development, neurodivergence, and LGBTQIA2+ identities. I also have experience working with parents and families.

What is client-clinician "goodness of fit"?

This is also known as the "therapeutic alliance" or "working alliance" between a client and clinician. Not all counselor-client relationships are harmonious. Put simply, sometimes other counselors are more ideally suited for the needs of a client.

Some factors that may affect goodness of fit often include gender, identity markers, temperament and voice, mannerisms and body language, and worldviews.

This is usually evident during initial consultations. If I deem that a colleague is better suited to serve you, I will facilitate a referral to a more ideally suited counselor for your needs.