My Approach
I can help by fostering a judgment-free relationship, where no feelings, thoughts, or behaviors are too messy to explore. I specialize in relational and psychodynamic work, which not only addresses symptoms, but also a client's broader sense of self. Additionally, I have training in Intuitive Eating, which can help clients find peace in their relationships with food and their bodies.
Relational
I believe as we relate to one another, we grow together. This is why I focus on building therapy relationships that are non-judgmental and that welcome messiness. During sessions, I am authentically myself (e.g. expressive, dark-humored), encouraging clients to do the same. I also allow clients to lead the way, while I track how the material they bring to sessions connects with larger patterns and with our goals.
Psychodynamic
I believe that clients’ feelings, thoughts, and behaviors exist for unconscious and self-protective reasons. For example, a client who cuts may be unknowingly protecting themselves from an emotional flood by controlling their own physical pain. As clients understand such patterns, they can increase their self-compassion and decrease their shame, making room to develop new coping skills.
Intuitive Eating
Intuitive Eating is framework and practice that helps clients to: question diet culture and anti-fat bias, get in touch with their bodies’ cues and responses, explore satisfaction and fullness, kindly tend to emotional responses, and to engage in authentically self-caring nutrition and movement.
