Personal Statement

I have a deep passion for helping people create lives rich with meaning. I believe that all people have the desire and the ability to live and reach their highest potential. I understand the issues that can prevent us from connecting with ourselves and with others. Through compassion, authenticity, and warmth, I provide my clients a safe place to dive into the real issues and become their own guides once again. The challenges we face can sometimes seem impossible to overcome, but with the right resources and support, challenges can become lessons that transform us for the better.

Today you are taking the first steps toward feeling hopeful and in balance again, no matter what has been challenging you in your life. I work hard to help you find new hope and perspectives on what troubles you, whatever the cause.

In our therapy and counseling work together, we will uncover your ideas of health and happiness and help you move toward them with confidence and ease using such tools as mindfulness, recognizing unhelpful patterns driven by anxiety or depression, or revealing old hurts. In this counseling work, you will be able to let go of unhelpful patterns and habits you may have developed to cope that are no longer helping you manage diffcult feelings or circumstances. Through therapy, you will learn to successfully address and diminish depression, anxiety, anger or fears to regain your balance, hope and energy again.

My approach is supportive, compassionate and direct. I try find a healthy balance between humor and the validation of your difficult feelings, and often use examples from pop culture, music, movies, etc., as a way to illustrate psychological concepts and ideas. I take time to listen to what my clients are saying they want from therapy.