If you've faced hardship in your life, you've also found ways to cope, adapt, and get through. But with time, these coping strategies can begin to hold you back. Things like avoidance, numbing, perfectionism, and worry can make day-to-day life exhausting. Struggling with low self-esteem, poor body image, anxiety, depression, or relationship issues can make it feel like the life you want is out of reach.

Therapy is a powerful agent of healing and change, where we work together to increase your self-awareness, insight, and self-compassion. When you understand yourself and your history more fully and begin to direct patience and kindness inwards, healing naturally follows and lifestyle changes become easier to carry out.

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I mainly use Internal Family Systems in my work (which is somewhat similar to "inner child work"), and also incorporate EMDR, Relational Psychotherapy, somatic approaches, and attachment theory to help you change how you feel toward (and ultimately how you treat) yourself and others. This is long-term work that seeks to make a deep and lasting impact on your life.

For many years I have worked with adults (18+) who've experienced trauma, especially abuse and neglect in childhood. I've also worked extensively with queer and trans folks through issues such as coming out, transitioning, and self-acceptance. In addition, I've worked in several university settings supporting students and the unique challenges they face.

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