“Emotionally, I’m in pain.”

The thing that often brings us to consider therapy in the first place are the uncomfortable, painful, and distressing feelings that don’t seem to be getting better.

Before we get into diagnoses, labels, and treatment, we are often called to therapy to deal with overwhelming emotions: anger, sadness, confusion, shame, and loneliness are just a few.

My approach to therapy is to work with my clients to get deep under the surface of these feelings, and the thoughts and actions that are contributed to them. I believe therapy can be about setting goals as simple as, “I want to feel less pain.” Working together, we can find ways to explore what feeling better means for you, and work through issues to move towards that goal.

 “I don’t know who I am anymore.”

Modern life requires us to play countless roles every day. This can be a source of great hurt, discomfort, and pressure.

We have to play roles in our families and relationships, we have to fit in boxes of gender and sexuality, and we even have to negotiate ourselves in our work or creative practices.

I work with my clients so they can bring their whole selves to therapy. I mean it when I say “come as you are.” I affirm and value the diversity of identities this world has to offer. Whether you want to explore your identity through the lens of gender, sexuality, relationship styles, and even lifestyles and subcultures, I want to offer you a space space to do all of that internal work.

Therapy can be a powerful space to explore who you are without judgment and also explore different ways of being in the world. We can work together to build a space where you can bravely explore parts of yourself that daily life hasn't allowed you to get to know.

 “My life has changed, and I don’t know what to do now.”

One of the few guarantees in life is that change awaits all of us, though at times we can feel overwhelmed when it comes.

When we lose a loved one , when we lose a relationship (of any kind!), when we enter a new phase of life, we can feel immense and complicated feelings of grief. Grief looks different for everyone, and sometimes we want the support of a mental health professional to help work through those feelings.

Grief can affect us in so many ways, no matter if we lost something tangible or intangible. I offer my clients a space to go deep into the effects of that loss, to start building a way forward from the pain and struggles they may be feeling.