Relationship & connection
Person-centered and relational-cultural perspectives keep trust, empathy, collaboration, and connection at the center.
Counseling philosophy
Your uniqueness is important information.
Understanding what makes you different can help you understand what you need.
I believe that every person has a unique way of processing information, experiencing emotions, responding through the body, building relationships, and interacting with the world.
This uniqueness is not only something to celebrate or describe as a strength. It gives us information about how a person’s system works and what they may need in order to function and grow. Developing this understanding takes time and effort. It may involve noticing responses to stress, needs within work and relationships, signals from the body, and the environments that support regulation and engagement.
Distress does not always exist only within the individual. Sometimes it develops from a mismatch between a person’s needs and a society that values speed, productivity, constant availability, and conformity. Counseling can help people find more sustainable ways of working, relating, caring for their bodies, and participating in society without constantly working against themselves.
A metaphor for growth
Different conditions, different ways of growing.
Two plants may respond very differently to the same amount of sunlight, water, or space. Understanding those differences is not about deciding which plant is better. It is about learning what conditions allow each one to live and grow.
My developing approach
Flexible ideas, shaped around the person.
My orientation is still developing. I am currently drawn to person-centered, narrative, relational-cultural, ACT, CBT, and parts-informed perspectives.
Stories & context
Narrative ideas invite curiosity about stories learned through relationships, culture, and social expectations—and the stories still being written.
Values & flexibility
ACT offers ways to explore values, acceptance, and psychological flexibility without requiring difficult inner experiences to disappear first.
Patterns & practical skills
CBT and structured strategies can make links among thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and daily choices more visible and workable.
Counseling should adapt to the person, rather than asking the person to adapt to counseling.
What our work might include
Open-ended reflectionEmotion and body awarenessValues explorationImages and metaphorsCreative activitiesStructured coping skillsRole-playCollaborative goals