As humans, we often feel the urge to rush through challenges or judge and/or criticize ourselves for having the emotions and reactions to life’s difficulties. However, life is already hard and fast-paced enough without us adding additional pressure on ourselves to push past these obstacles! What if your feelings are valid, regardless of what you are seeking help for?

As a therapist, I focus on nurturing a positive relationship with your emotions and enhancing your ability to process them. Together, we approach your emotions and what you bring into therapy with empathy and curiosity. Emotions don’t need to be suppressed or overwhelming (even though they often feel that way!) By befriending our emotions and no longer seeing them as enemies, we can slow down and better understand the messages our bodies are communicating, gaining greater clarity about our wants and needs and lessening the symptoms we are experiencing.

However, I recognize that none of what I mentioned above can be achieved without a safe and secure attachment in the therapeutic setting. I prioritize the therapeutic relationship’s importance as the foundation for facilitating healing. Therapy can feel like hard work at times, but it tends to be more manageable within the context of genuine human connections. Therapeutic relationships and collaboration are integral to my practice - I firmly believe that we all prefer to be worked with, not worked on!

Together, we curate a dedicated space to process overwhelming or uncomfortable emotions that the outside world doesn’t always give us space for.