I support clients through the stress of life transitions including moving, graduating, starting a new job, and relationship changes. I offer a warm space to face the uncomfortable feelings young people and adults often have when faced with the unknown or what we think we know about a life transition (but turns out… “oops! we didn’t anticipate this part!”). Clients have reported that being able to have a space to express their worries and frustrations, sadness, and joyful moments during a life transition is invaluable. We can explore skills like mindfulness and stress management, creating new rituals and routines to bring peace and familiarity to new settings and environments, and getting out of your comfort zone.

While I do offer both couples and family therapy, when we are engaging in individual therapy I always keep in mind the importance of relationships. A lot of my therapeutic work involves interpersonal communication and relationships. I work with many clients on effective communication and boundary setting (I know, it’s so hard sometimes!). The practice of expressing and correctly setting boundaries can alleviate many other symptoms like stress and anxiety, physical symptoms of stress, low self-esteem and confidence; as well as decreasing “people pleasing” with assertive communication, and improving relationships in the long term. These are skills that can be transferred to all relationships - with family, friends, colleagues, and within yourself.

Most of my work involves supporting folks with negative self-talk, worries, and “what-if” thinking. I am grounded in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and relational therapy. I believe this creates a wonderful balance of concrete skills and addressing the implications our changing behavior may have on our relationships. I help clients to connect how their core beliefs about themselves can lead to interpreting situations in unhelpful ways, and how we can challenge that thinking. I support clients to escape loops of negative or “what-if” thinking, practice skills to use outside of therapy, and have a fuller understanding of themselves.