Individual Counseling

a safe space for Teens and Adults to work on self- compassion, introspection, & healing

Individual counseling may useful to you if……….

  • You suspect that your past is impacting the present and you’d like to explore this

  • You have acute or long-standing trauma

  • You feel persistent anxiety, fear, or dread (please see page on anxiety, linked in Services)

  • You would like to live your life from a place of deeper self-knowledge and personal agency

  • You’re experiencing creative blocks

  • You’re navigating important life shifts, such as professional or relationship changes, births, deaths, peri/menopause, and/or children leaving home

  • You’re experiencing body image concerns and/or disordered eating (please see page on disordered eating, linked in Services)

  • You’re experiencing interpersonal and/or intimate relationship challenges

  • You’d like to work on parenting issues

People come to individual therapy for many reasons. You may have experienced an acute trauma, or you may have years of relational challenges that you would like to process. You may be facing big changes, you might be feeling anxious, or perhaps you have body image concerns. Whatever brings you to therapy, I’m here to support you and collaboratively formulate a unique plan that will best address your needs. We’ll work together to meet the goals you want to meet, in the way that is comfortable for you to meet them.

“I must change my life so that I can live it, not wait for it.”

Susan Sontag

Integrative Individual Therapy

There is no singular approach when it comes to integrative therapy. We’ll utilize the tools and methods best suited to your personality and your needs to most effectively reach your desired outcome. I often work with contemporary attachment- based psychodynamic therapy as a bedrock, accompanied by other appropriate complimentary methods such as Internal Family Systems (IFS) and EFIT (Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy). These methods are non-pathologizing and come from a place of collaborative curiosity, discovery, and attunement. When working together, you can expect me to be engaged, accepting, and empathic, with an emphasis on cultural humility and sensitivity. I look forward to meeting you, hearing about what brings you to counseling, and figuring out how we can help you feel better both now and long term!

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how therapy works

  • If you think we may be a good fit, please reach out to me for a free 20-minute consultation. I look forward to hearing from you!

  • In our first session, we’ll just be getting to know one another. This can sometimes feel a bit awkward, but don’t worry! This is normal and we’ll become more comforatble together over the next few sessions. Initially I’ll actively listen to your concerns and learn about what brings you to therapy. We’ll get an idea of what you’re looking for in counseling and how we can best work together to help you feel better.

  • Once we’re clear on what brings you to therapy, we may decide that it’s useful to come up with some goals for our work together. These goals may be fluid, but they’ll provide us with an initial map upon which to base our valuable sessions.

  • As our sessions continue, you may find that new ideas come to light, and/or that your attention shifts. You may discover areas of focus that you hadn’t previously considered. Our work together will take shape naturally based on your needs and how you’re feeling as treatment moves forward.

questions you may have

  • Seeking support is a sign of courage and self-awareness. If you’ve been working hard to shift painful or unsatisfactory aspects of your life without the desired results, individual therapy may be the right choice for you.

  • Therapy is typically most effective when attended weekly. While there may be some exceptions to this or special circumstances, once a week is usually recommended. Longer and shorter term therapy are available and appropriate for different people and situations. Some issues may be deeply embedded and require more time than others. While longer terms therapy often allows us to more deeply excavate your experiences from the past and consider how they may be impacting your current life, sometimes shorter-term, solution-focused therapy is more applicable.

  • Sometimes it might take a while to feel ready for therapy, and that’s ok. You can always reach out to me when you feel the time is right. In the meantime, if needed you may seek immediate support through the help lines listed on my Contact page (Get In Touch button below) , or through your local support groups depending on your circumstances.

If you have a question that I haven’t answered yet or would like to see if you think we’re a good fit, please reach out!