Approach

I pay particular attention to what may be underlying the painful symptoms that bring you into therapy. Un-welcomed symptoms are like signposts pointing us toward the wound, and subsequently, toward healing. Together, we will explore the important relationships and experiences that have shaped your life—the way you see the world, view yourself and relate to others. Increased self-awareness leads to greater inner confidence, stronger relationships and increased life satisfaction. 

Meaningful relationships are an important aspect of mental wellbeing. Attachment research has shown that we all have a deep, biologically-driven need to be loved and to belong. It is in our earliest relationships with our caregivers that we learn who we need to be, and how we need to act, in order to secure this love and belonging. Sometimes, we are required to give up more authentic ways of being and take on a “false self” in order to stay connected to these important people in our lives. This leads to all sorts of issues later in life. In therapy, we will uncover and “try on” new ways of being and relating that more closely align with your authentic self. 

Emotions, though sometimes unexpected, confusing, and frightening, are signals that communicate invaluable information to us. They are our bodies’ way of telling us to pay attention. If we learn to listen to these signals, they have much to teach us about what we need and want in our lives. Releasing stuck emotions rewires our brains and allows wounds from the past to heal. Together we will learn how to attend and process these emotional experiences effectively to bring relief, increased self awareness, and an increased capacity to connect more intimately with others. 

Experiential work aims to help you connect more deeply to your emotions and bodily experience in the present moment (here and now) as you talk about the past (there and then). Recent neurobiology research has shown us that cognitive insight alone is often not enough to produce lasting change. After all, these old patterns of thinking, feeling and doing are deeply wired into our nervous systems through years of repetition. In our work together, we will focus on working with the emotional and somatic imprints of the past in order to give our brains the opportunity to reset and rewire.

I pay particular attention to what may be underlying the painful symptoms that bring you into therapy. Un-welcomed symptoms are like signposts pointing us toward the wound, and subsequently, toward healing. Together, we will explore the important relationships and experiences that have shaped your life—the way you see the world, view yourself and relate to others. Increased self-awareness leads to greater inner confidence, stronger relationships and increased life satisfaction. 

Meaningful relationships are an important aspect of mental wellbeing. Attachment research has shown that we all have a deep, biologically-driven need to be loved and to belong. It is in our earliest relationships with our caregivers that we learn who we need to be, and how we need to act, in order to secure this love and belonging. Sometimes, we are required to give up more authentic ways of being and take on a “false self” in order to stay connected to these important people in our lives. This leads to all sorts of issues later in life. In therapy, we will uncover and “try on” new ways of being and relating that more closely align with your authentic self. 

Emotions, though sometimes unexpected, confusing, and frightening, are signals that communicate invaluable information to us. They are our bodies’ way of telling us to pay attention. If we learn to listen to these signals, they have much to teach us about what we need and want in our lives. Releasing stuck emotions rewires our brains and allows wounds from the past to heal. Together we will learn how to attend and process these emotional experiences effectively to bring relief, increased self awareness, and an increased capacity to connect more intimately with others. 

Experiential work aims to help you connect more deeply to your emotions and bodily experience in the present moment (here and now) as you talk about the past (there and then). Recent neurobiology research has shown us that cognitive insight alone is often not enough to produce lasting change. After all, these old patterns of thinking, feeling and doing are deeply wired into our nervous systems through years of repetition. In our work together, we will focus on working with the emotional and somatic imprints of the past in order to give our brains the opportunity to reset and rewire.