I believe in  kindness, compassion, and helping to remove shame from the story so that we can have honest conversations about you. We are all unique in how we walk through our lives: our upbringings, culture, and everyday pressures and stresses. Our stories help us know where we have been and who we should trust. They tell us how we have handled success and failure. As Brené Brown says, "...that vulnerability – the willingness to be “all in” even when you know it can mean failing and hurting – is brave".  Believing that we are always right or always wrong is unhealthy and untrue.  Finding a way to look at our challenges is takes courage and vulnerability.  But unfortunately, we have a tendency to strive for perfection. When life feels out of control, self-compassion is usually our first sacrifice. We find ways to make things happen, regardless of our own capacity, energy level, or even external resources.

I use an integrated approach to treatment, and have been training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for emotional dysregulation, trauma informed care, and brief solution focused psychotherapy. I believe in goodness of fit, in all relationships, including ours. I strive for open communication and transparency. It's important to remember things don't usually change all of a sudden. Just like smoking or going to the gym everyday, habits take time to form. Cognitive behavioral therapy may take 12-20 sessions whereas insight oriented therapy or trauma focused therapy may take longer. It depends on your journey and where you want to go, but we'll figure that out together.