My Therapeutic Approach

I take a direct, relational, and solution focused approach within session. Which means, although we will conduct talk therapy, exploring the context of your goal, the subject matter is structured, with a warm collaboration. This excludes any judgement nor punitive focus, but does hold you accountable to show up, share, practice tools towards your preferred shift in your life. 

We will be a good fit if you seek out therapy with some intent and motivation to alter some aspect of yourself; behavior, thoughts, feelings, or process an event. For example you may want to lower the intensity and frequency of the impact of anxiety on your life. This becomes your goal. 

During the free 15 minute consultation, we will discuss; 

• identifying your goal, collaboratively if needed.
• How do we know what the goal has been resolved?
• How do we know when a tool/intervention is positively affecting your experience?  
• How do we know when you need a break or pause in therapy?

I don’t believe therapy is not an ongoing directionless conversation  about your past week, or an opportunity to pick yourself apart endlessly. Obviously, aspects of your goal will come up due to the nature of something bothering you being a part of your experience on a regular basis.

In therapy…

• we will conduct talk therapy and examine the source of your stated issue/goal, possibly the historical context, or influences that brought you to experience what you do currently.
• We will identify how to support your internal system; (fight/flight response, somatic response, beliefs about yourself and the world and how it influences your goal.
• We will implement tools/skills which is for you to practice and discover what works best for you and when it work best. Your valuable experience outside of sessions will help us know when to pivot or keep going with your new habits.