The strength and quality of the relationship we co-create is the foundation on which the success of our work will depend, so I feel it’s essential for you to know who I am, what I believe, and how I’ll show up.
Crucially, as an able-bodied, white European, cis male (he/him/his) in a heterosexual marriage, I strive to remain conscious of how my bias and privilege show up both in the world and my practice, which I define as:
Trauma-Focused: Ensuring your emotional and physical safety at all times is my primary concern. I will never take your trust as a given, and will work to earn it on a moment-to-moment basis.
Person-Centered: You are the authority on your life, and you dictate the pace, tenor and tone of our work together.
Strengths-Based: I believe you already possess everything you need to heal - My role is to highlight and empower your agency.
Relational: I show up as my authentic self - a warm, genuine and flawed human being - and invite, never expect, you to do the same.
I am committed to provide care grounded in the tenets of anti-racism, social justice, and racial equity in support of those groups currently and historically marginalized by systemic patriarchal and colonial oppression.
what you can expect of me
I draw from a wide array of therapeutic practices to tailor my approach to meet your specific needs. Some of my favorites include:
Internal Family Systems (IFS): also known as ‘parts work’
EMDR Therapy: more can be found on my ‘services’ page
Narrative Therapy: regaining control over dominant discourses
Somatic: healing through bringing awareness to our bodies
Existential-Humanism: finding meaning and purpose in our lives
If you would like to know more about any of the theoretical aspects of my approach, I’d be delighted to discuss these with you at any time.
how i’ll work with you
In a world so quick to recognize deficits, I believe therapy is a place to sit with positive experiences, celebrate the wins, and let them sink into every cell of our bodies, so that we build and strengthen the pathways that connect us to our joy, our achievements, and our strengths. This is not to downplay the negatives or endorse ‘toxic positivity’, but rather, that whenever negative experiences do occur, and they will, we have greater access to our innate power, agency, hope, and resilience.