Therapy

My approach

I provide individual, family and group therapy to adults, teens and kids.

My work is informed by cognitive behavioral and person-centered therapy and guided by systems, social justice and feminist perspectives. My approach to therapy is collaborative— I recognize that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to therapy and we will work together to create a treatment plan that fits your goals and motivation. You can expect the following from me:

• That I will encourage change and action. I expect you to show up with a desire for change. You can expect me to motivate that desire for change.

• That I will highlight your strengths each time we meet and work to leverage those in each step of your treatment.

• That I will work to build a relationship between us that is based on communication, collaboration, honesty, respect, compassion, humor and trust.  

• I am not the expert of your life - you are. You can expect me not to have all the answers. You can expect me to support you and guide you to finding your own.

my areas of expertise and Specialization include:

• Empirically supported treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PE, CPT and TF-CBT)

• Empirically supported treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder (EXRP)

• Treatment for traumatic and stress-related disorders and anxiety disorders

• Trauma: sexual abuse, sexual assault, interpersonal abuse, religious trauma

I offer the following evidenced-based interventions:

• Prolonged Exposure for PTSD (PE)

• Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD (CPT)

• Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

• Exposure and Response Prevention (EX/RP)

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