Helping You Create Meaningful Change
THERAPY FOr TEENs, adults, and couples IN SONOMA COUNTY AND VIRTUALLY THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” - Viktor Frankl
Welcome! You’re in the right place.
Are you experiencing patterns of relational conflict? Do you have pervasive feelings of anxiety? Do you want to understand yourself and your choices more clearly and in greater depth? Perhaps you sense that your past is negatively impacting your current wellbeing, but you aren't quite sure how. One thing is certain: you want to feel better. You may want to feel more confidant, connected, and alive in your relationships. You may long to breathe deeply and experience increased ease, relaxation, creativity, and personal agency. Therapy can help, and we can do it together!
HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER
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As teens or as adults, sometimes we need a space entirely dedicated to our own experiences, emotions, and personal development. We need to be met where we are, with empathy, kindness, and curiosity. We may need to work on issues from our past, concerns in the present, or more specific worries like disordered eating. If you’d like to understand yourself more deeply and begin to approach your life from a place of personal choice and increased self- compassion, you’re in the right spot.
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Are you and your partner (s) struggling? Do you find that you try to work things out but that your issues just don’t improve? Couple/relationship counseling can be incredibly useful in understanding relational patterns and emotions that may no longer serve us. Together we can identify these patterns and work to shift your relationship so that you find more compassion, happiness, understanding, and connection….in whichever direction your relationship is moving.
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Given all that’s going on in the world these days, it’s no surprise that anxiety is on the rise. If you feel that anxiety is causing you pain and suffering, you’re not alone. Happily, we have many methods to help you work through your anxiety and start to live from a place of increased peace and freedom.
Hello! I’m Alexis (she/her).
My therapeutic style is warm, accepting, and engaged, and I welcome you on any part of your personal journey. Using an integrative counseling method, we’ll work with various therapeutic styles as appropriate for your needs. I often utilize attachment-based psychodynamic therapy as a scaffolding because it addresses your lifelong emotional experiences and ingrained relational patterns. We may also use methods from EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy) or Internal Family Systems (IFS), both of which are non-pathologizing modalities that facilitate change from a place of collaborative curiosity, self-understanding, and compassionate attunement. In addition, we may use mindfulness, breathwork, and other complimentary therapeutic methods to address your immediate concerns while fostering your current goals and future dreams. Our work is person-centered, so you are always the expert on you.
Please read on if you’d like to know more, or simply push the contact button below to get in touch!
How can I support you?
Support takes many different forms in therapy. You may be looking for long or short term sessions, couple/relationship or individual counseling, or therapy for a specific concern, like anxiety. An important aspect of successful therapy is a good fit between client and therapist. If you’d like to see if you think we’d be a nice match, please use one of the adjacent buttons to learn more or to contact me for a free 20 minute consultation.