I center our sessions around trust, connection, and mutual understanding. I am heavily informed by connecting our past experiences to our current thoughts, feelings, and sensations. I like to focus on building self-acceptance through a curious and compassionate lens. One of my beliefs about therapy is it is both evidenced based and an art. Using methods rooted in science while bringing lived experience and keen intuition into our sessions. I use a non-directive and process focused framework. Think of our sessions as if we are on a big road trip together. You are the driver and I am the navigator. We might take side trips that are shorter or longer and sometimes we might change the plans altogether. While I might have a greater sense of where we are going because of my training in mental health, you are the one who is in the driver’s seat. It's my responsibility to help you see what might be around the corner. Making this a highly collaborative process. I am gentle but firm. I will bring your unhelpful patterns to light while holding space for the parts of you that had to operate that way to keep you safe. We will team up to create a plan of action to meet your goals. As we move through our work together we will address any stagnation that may arise. I will always be honest with you if I feel we have hit a wall or need to change directions.