Approach

My integrative approach draws upon systemic, existential, gestalt, relational and depth-oriented traditions within psychology. I believe that healing begins when we welcome parts of ourselves we’ve disowned, exiled, or designated as undesirable. Each person’s challenge is unique, yet no one suffers alone. People in therapy invite me into their inner world through their descriptions, and I aim to develop a sense of what is specific about their experience as well as how it fits into a larger interpersonal, social, and cultural context.

I see people as partners on a journey, and throughout it I stay attentive to the opportunity to highlight, articulate, and work with their emotions. This collaborative process, in which the person-in-therapy and I together give descriptive meaning to feared, forbidden or unwanted emotions -whether conscious or unconscious- is at the core of my psychotherapeutic approach. I believe that deeply experiencing difficult emotions is an essential step before those emotions can become amenable to change. 

I find sacred purpose in helping people navigate the complexity of human relationships in all their hardship, beauty and diversity. This includes the relationship to our self, which has often been wounded by other significant relationships -with family, partners, friends, colleagues, faith and society at large. Since emotional difficulties often have roots in relationship distress, my work supports the healing of relational wounds, the easing of emotional pain, and the repair of trust in our self’s inner wisdom to create a dynamic, loving life that aligns with our truth.