WHAT TO EXPECT IN THERAPY

Therapy is a fundamentally collaborative process that requires both therapist and client to commit to showing up for the work with willingness and authenticity. While the journey entails wading into difficult emotions, memories, and sensations, it ultimately can foster a greater sense of empowerment in your life and open new avenues to joy and fulfillment. I will facilitate this process with warmth, providing compassionate witnessing, empathic reflection, and skilled guidance.

 

We all have different aspects of ourselves that show up in different contexts--serious, playful, engaged, or just going through the motions. We might find ourselves habitually critical, caretaking, perfectionistic, anxious, angry, or numbing out. Together we will explore the history, needs, and intentions of these different aspects of you and support you finding new ways forward that fit your life.

 

Therapy is likely to include talking about what's going on in your life--both past and present--processing your thoughts emotions, and practicing mindful awareness of your inner world and embodied experience. We'll work to support you developing additional tools, resources, and knowledge toward achieve self-defined goals. Together we'll celebrate your successes and hopefully share a little laughter along the way!

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Together we may address:​​​

• Exploring your values, personal growth, and finding fulfillment

• Decreasing anxiety and/or depression​

• Increasing self-esteem

• Developing healthier interpersonal relationships through communication skills and boundary setting

• Moving through significant life transitions 

• Healing from traumatic experiences

• Processing grief and loss

• Engaging in spirituality and meaning making

• Integrating psychedelic experiences and insights

• Exploring issues concerning power, equity, and oppression

• Deepening understanding of your sexual identity, gender identity, transitioning, and LGBTQIA issues

• Working through sexual difficulties

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