Therapeutic Approaches to Support You

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a research-supported, goal-oriented method that highlights how thoughts, feelings, and actions are interconnected. It helps individuals identify and challenge unhelpful thought patterns while promoting more constructive coping strategies. I will help you recognize the automatic thoughts that may be fueling anxiety, self-criticism, or low mood. 

We will collaborate to modify these patterns and build tools to manage stress, improve emotional well-being, and create meaningful, lasting change. The fundamental concepts of CBT involve awareness of thoughts, cognitive restructuring, and behavioral modification. By addressing negative thoughts and trying out new behaviors, you can begin to escape the cycles that keep you feeling trapped and develop lasting skills for change.

Attachment-Based Therapy is rooted in the understanding that our early relationships shape how we connect, trust, and respond emotionally throughout life. When those early bonds are disrupted or are difficult, they can lead to struggles with intimacy, trust, and self-worth. This approach focuses on identifying and healing attachment wounds while fostering more secure and meaningful connections.

Key principles of Attachment-Based therapy include recognizing how early experiences influence current relationships, understanding attachment styles (secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganized), and developing emotional awareness and regulation. We will collaborate to develop healthier connections that enhance your sense of security in relationships, foster trust, and strengthen your bond with yourself and those around you.

Genuine healing emerges from uncovering and understanding the deeper layers of your experience. Depth and psychodynamic therapy focus on subconscious patterns, past experiences, and emotional wounds that continue to shape your present life. Rather than addressing only surface-level issues, this approach brings hidden dynamics into awareness—leading to greater insight, healing, and meaningful change.

In our work together, we’ll explore recurring patterns, unconscious beliefs, and early relational experiences that may still impact you. By connecting these pieces, you can break free from old cycles, resolve inner struggles, and move toward a more authentic and satisfying life.

Healing happens in connection—with ourselves and with others. Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) is a healing-oriented, emotion-focused approach that helps you process difficult emotions and past experiences in a safe, supportive space.

Rather than avoiding emotional pain, I gently guide you to move through it, helping you access core emotions that can bring deep relief, connection, and lasting change. AEDP is experiential and body-based, meaning we focus on how emotions show up in the present moment, allowing for real-time transformation.

Trauma-informed therapy recognizes the deep and lasting impact of trauma, including PTSD, complex PTSD (CPTSD), and childhood trauma. As a therapist, I understand how past experiences can shape your emotions, how you feel in your body, relationships, and sense of self in ways that may feel overwhelming or difficult to untangle.

My approach is grounded in safety, trust, and empowerment. Instead of focusing only on symptoms, I recognize your strengths and meet you exactly where you are. We’ll go at a pace that feels natural and aligned with your needs. Together, we’ll create a nurturing environment where you feel truly understood—gently unpacking your experiences, developing new ways to cope, and guiding you back to your inner strength.

I believe that healing begins with how we relate to ourselves. Mindfulness Self-Compassion (MSC) combines the practices of mindfulness—being present with what is happening in the moment—with self-compassion, which encourages us to meet our struggles with kindness rather than judgment.

The core principles of this approach are mindfulness, self-kindness, and common humanity—recognizing that suffering is part of the shared human experience. Mindfulness helps you notice difficult emotions without becoming overwhelmed, while self-compassion invites you to respond to those emotions with care and understanding, just as you would for a close friend. This process encourages greater resilience, emotional stability, and a gentler, more compassionate connection with yourself during times of struggle or uncertainty.

Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a compassionate, non-pathologizing approach that views the mind as made up of different "parts," each with its own thoughts, feelings, and roles. Some parts protect you, while others carry the burden of painful experiences. 

I’ll help you connect with your self and get to know your parts with curiosity and compassion. Instead of trying to suppress or fight these parts, we’ll listen to them and understand their roles. This process allows healing for parts that feel stuck in pain, fear, or shame, helping you experience greater harmony and wholeness.

Solution-Focused Therapy is a brief, goal-driven approach that emphasizes finding practical solutions rather than focusing on problems. This method draws on your strengths and existing resources to help create positive change. Instead of revisiting the past, we’ll focus on what’s working and identify clear steps toward achieving your goals, empowering you to move forward with greater confidence and direction.

Emotionally Focused Therapy is a research-backed approach designed to help individuals recognize, express, and navigate their emotions more effectively. By addressing the core of emotional experiences, EFT supports breaking negative cycles, fostering healing, and strengthening relationships with others.  Whether you're struggling with anxiety, past trauma, or relationship challenges, EFT creates lasting change by nurturing emotional connections and fostering a deeper sense of self-awareness.