I approach our work together with warmth, curiosity, and respect for your lived experience. In a space that balances compassion with clarity. I’ll offer thoughtful reflection and gentle challenge when it serves your goals. Through a process that’s both structured and flexible, we’ll stay focused on what matters most to you.

Why you are seeking therapy is going to be an excellent starting point for our work together. Generally speaking, I do what we call talk therapy. How that looks will depend on your goals for therapy.

I operate from a lens of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Motivational Interviewing. I focus on us finding more clarity on what kind of person you want to be, notice the thoughts and feelings that pull you off that course, and practice doing what matters. Part of this is training your mind to slow down, pay attention to what’s happening inside you in real time, so you have more choice in how you respond to what life throws at you.

I do specialize with folks struggling with active addiction and/or in recovery, at any point in their recovery journey. For this, I typically am using what we call Motivational Interviewing. In other words, we explore possible mixed feelings about change and strengthen your own reasons and confidence to make the changes you want. There is an assumption that a lot of people feel pulled in two directions. Part of you that wants to keep using or return to it because it helps in some way. Another part of you is tired, worried, or wanting something different. Motivational Interviewing helps us listen to both sides without shame.