Psychoanalytic psychotherapy
A psychoanalytic lens gives us space to understand patterns in context, including the ways earlier relationships and experiences can continue to influence how you feel, relate, and move through the world today.
How I work
A collaborative approach to deeper healing.
I begin with a relationship built on care, choice, and respect for your own experience.
Understanding patterns that persist
Many painful patterns have roots in difficult experiences, including emotional or physical neglect, abuse, family substance use, mental illness, or early relational wounds. These experiences can affect the nervous system and make it difficult to change emotions, thoughts, or behaviors through effort alone.
I find it hopeful that neuroscience and psychotherapy have given us better ways to understand how the brain and body respond to stress and trauma.
My approach and relational style
I believe therapy can be a place to heal in relationship. I am warm, empathic, and nonjudgmental, and I put a great deal of care into building a solid, trusting connection with you.
Our work is collaborative. You have a say in what we focus on and the goals you want to pursue. I will respect your decisions and work with you to find an approach that meets your needs.
Alongside trauma-informed and body-aware work, I bring a psychoanalytic lens to therapy. I was trained in psychoanalytic psychotherapy at the Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies, also known as LAISPS, and I use that perspective to stay curious about the experiences, relationships, and patterns that may be shaping life beneath the surface.
Trauma Resiliency Model and Community Resiliency Model
TRM and CRM are body-aware approaches informed by neuroscience. I may use them to help you notice sensations under stress and build tools for bringing your nervous system back toward balance and resilience.
Attachment-Focused EMDR
EMDR is a well-researched therapy method. An attachment-focused approach can be especially helpful for deep relational wounds, self-worth, and patterns that began with early caregivers.
NeuroAffective Touch
NeuroAffective Touch is a psychotherapeutic modality that blends touch, neuroscience, and psychology. We can talk through whether it feels appropriate for your needs and comfort.
Whatever you are carrying, we can begin with a conversation about what support might look like.