Therapy with me begins with meeting you exactly where you are. You may come in feeling devastated, heartbroken, inspired, motivated, terrified, stuck, or simply aware that something in your life needs to change. You do not have to arrive knowing exactly what is wrong or what you need. We can begin with what is happening right now and work from there. Together, we’ll explore what is it that you want to work on, learn about yourself, or change.

Maybe you know exactly what you want to change. Maybe you’ve been hurting for a long time and you’re exhausted from carrying it. Or maybe you can’t quite explain what’s wrong — you just know that something in your life doesn’t feel the way you want it to anymore.

Wherever you are when we meet, that’s where I want to start.

I’m not going to expect you to walk into therapy with the perfect explanation of what you’re feeling. Part of my job is to help you find the words. I want to understand what life has been like for you, what matters to you, what hurts, what keeps repeating itself, and what you wish could be different. I won’t just listen to what you tell me; I’ll work hard to truly hear and understand what you mean. 

Sometimes the things we struggle with today make much more sense when we understand what happened before them. There may be core “wounds” that you have experienced, which are impactful things that you may have encountered in your early childhood and throughout your life that have over time shaped your thoughts, feelings, and beliefs about the world, other people, and about yourself. These “wounds” can translate to a variety of struggles. You may have learned somewhere along the way that people leave, vulnerability isn’t safe, your needs are too much, you shouldn’t trust easily, or there is something about you that needs to be hidden. 

No matter what type of barrier it is that you are facing, I believe that it likely has a tie and connection to your history, your core beliefs, and the way those things have shaped your daily life and ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving.  I want us to get curious about those pieces of your story rather than judging them.  I believe that within each person, there is an innate wisdom that can be accessed through talking with a trusted, trained individual such as myself.  I always believe that you know yourself best, and I will provide a personalized, collaborative relationship that actually feels helpful for you.

Together, we can explore the past, present, and future and begin to “connect the dots” until the constellation of clarity begins to appear. As the puzzle comes together. It will be a different image for each of us. Still, the final verdict remains the same:  you are whole, you are worthy, you are important, and you can continue to grow and evolve into the healthiest and most fulfilled version of yourself.