Adults
Hardship is an inevitable part of living and relationships, no matter what stage of
adulthood. As time goes on one may be met with one or more internal conflicts
between parts of themselves, and their loved ones. Perhaps one is forced with
adapting to a sudden change, faced with challenges to their belief system, or stuck in old, harmful, repeating patterns. Adults in therapy receive emotional support to
understand and integrate all the parts of their being in harmony. They learn to connect to intuition, and manage challenging emotions and thought patterns contributing to high stress and emotional disturbance. I enjoy working with adults from diverse cultural and social backgrounds. I strive to help people uncover what is contributing to them feeling stuck, overwhelmed, and preventing them from succeeding in their life goals. Sometimes, this includes addressing mental, physiological, and emotional blocks through healing past wounds. Other times, it may include a short-term, solution-based approach.
Teens
Adolescents and teens experience the world differently than adults on social, emotional, and psychological levels. They may face hardships with fitting in, adjusting to developmental changes, navigating new or challenging social dynamics, identifying, and expressing their wants and needs, and healthy ways to cope with
stress. High stress for a tween or teen may result in part due to changes within the home and family dynamics, conflict(s) in community and school settings, and natural life transitions. I offer a safe place to support adolescents and teens in navigating the pressures that arise along their path of social-emotional development. I enjoy working with adolescents and teens ages 11 and up. Please note that I may engage parents and families in my work with their child.
Family/Groups
Families and groups may join altogether in a therapeutic process for instances such as, (but not limited to) recovering and healing from a shared traumatic event, repeated relationship difficulties, as well as systemic challenges that affect a collective unit within a common workplace or institution. Families who enter therapy sometimes begin with one member as the identified patient. Meeting altogether benefits the group by practicing effective communication, receiving support to address underlying issues causing relational conflict, and improving emotional management skills necessary for better communication. In this treatment structure, people grow from both expanded individual awareness, as well as from the observed, experiential perspective of others’ processing. Individuals within a group therapy dynamic develop a deeper understanding of one another and their shared human experience.
Members of the family or group can cultivate a more secure, trusting relationship with one another. Additionally, participants feel validated through being seen, heard, and connected to others.