Issues

I have over 15 years of experience providing treating to youth and adults struggling with:

• PTSD, Complex trauma, Dissociation

• Personality Disorders (e.g., BPD)

• Emotional dysregulation or numbness

• ADHD, ADD, and executive functioning difficulties

• Anxiety

• Depression

• Maladaptive anger

• Shame and Guilt

• Addiction (e.g., alcohol, cannabis, binge eating)

• Self-harm and suicidality

• Life transitions

• Grief and loss

• Relationship issues (e.g., people-pleasing, narcissism, passivity, co-dependency, difficulty trusting, fear of intimacy)

• Health challenges (e.g., chronic disease and pain, health anxiety)

• Low Self Esteem

• Goal frustration (e.g., your life is not aligned with your goals and values)

Approaches

I have training/certifications, designations and extensive experience incorporating elements from the following evidence-based treatment approaches into unique treatment plans that help individuals overcome trauma and other challenges and thrive:

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

• Internal Family Systems (IFS)

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

• Relational therapy

• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

• Self-compassion

• Concurrent Disorders Treatment (for both mental illness and addiction)

• Structural Dissociation Theory

• Attachment Theory

• Somatic Practices

I believe that the most important element in therapy is building trust with your therapist. I strive to do this by creating a space that is safe, compassionate, hopeful, and encouraging, where you can speak openly and honestly, while feeling validated and accepted. I also seek to provide guidance and support, while empowering you to make positive lasting change so you can:

• Have greater self-awareness

• Feel more safe & in control of your life

• Enhance your self-care, while balancing your commitment to others

• Affirm your self-worth & improve your self-esteem

• Develop greater self-compassion

• Feel more whole & authentic

• Live more in the present & less in the past or future

• Break limiting thought patterns & gain a healthier perspective

• Take actions that bring you closer to the people & experiences that matter

• Improve emotion regulation

• Improve communication & resolve conflict

• Improve intimacy & commitment

• Develop healthier relationship dynamics

• Learn healthy way to cope with major life change & thrive on new experiences

• Realize your full potential

• Create a life worth living