Helping individuals and families navigate change with clarity and steadiness.
THERAPY
I offer psychotherapy for children, adolescents, young adults, and adults experiencing a range of emotional, relational, and life challenges. Therapy is a collaborative process focused on understanding patterns, clarifying meaning, and supporting thoughtful change over time.
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People come to therapy for many reasons. Some are navigating anxiety or depression. Others are facing trauma-related symptoms, emotional regulation difficulties, family conflict, or periods of transition and uncertainty. In many cases, there is not a single event to “fix,” but a pattern that no longer feels manageable.
Therapy provides space to examine these experiences carefully and intentionally.
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Children and Adolescents
When working with children and adolescents, therapy necessarily looks different than it does with adults. Younger clients often express distress through behavior, mood shifts, withdrawal, irritability, or academic difficulties rather than direct verbal explanation. Part of the work involves helping them better understand their internal experiences and develop steadier ways of responding to stress.
Treatment may include strengthening emotional awareness and regulation skills, addressing anxiety or mood concerns, and building coping strategies that generalize to school, peer, and home environments.
Parents are essential partners in this process. Change in a young person rarely occurs in isolation; it requires steadiness, clarity, and consistency from the adults around them. While sessions with children may occur individually, parent consultation is incorporated whenever it meaningfully supports progress and reinforcement outside of therapy.
At the same time, adolescents benefit from having space to speak openly and independently. Therapy is not conducted in a way that divides families or undermines trust. Part of my role is exercising judgment about how to balance autonomy and involvement in a way that strengthens both the young person and the family system.
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Adults
Adult therapy often focuses on persistent emotional distress, relational strain, identity development, or executive functioning concerns. The work involves careful reflection, recognition of recurring patterns, and gradual behavioral change.
Common areas addressed include depression, anxiety, trauma-related symptoms, emotional reactivity, relationship difficulties, and life transitions. The goal is not simply symptom reduction, but increased clarity and steadiness in navigating life’s demands.
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Approach to Treatment
My approach integrates cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness-based, and psychodynamic perspectives. These frameworks are applied thoughtfully rather than mechanically, with attention to each person’s developmental context, history, and goals.
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Therapy is intended to feel supportive, though it can also be challenging. Meaningful change requires patience and sustained engagement. Progress often involves revisiting longstanding patterns before new ones can emerge.
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Getting Started
The process begins with an initial consultation. For adolescents, this typically includes time with both the parent and the teen, as well as space for each to speak independently. For adults, it provides an opportunity to clarify goals and determine whether my approach feels appropriate.
Not every situation requires the same structure. Part of my role is determining how to balance privacy, parental involvement, and clinical judgment in a way that supports progress while preserving trust.