With a multicultural perspective to therapy, I believe in the power of narratives, and how they affect the way we view ourselves and create understanding of the world in order to foster a space where you can be comfortable sharing your story.
With a multicultural perspective to therapy, I believe in the power of narratives, and how they affect the way we view ourselves and create understanding of the world in order to foster a space where you can be comfortable sharing your story.
My work is driven by a focus on multiple levels of identity development. I specialize in guiding identity-based work among young adults, immigrants, and people of color experiencing anxiety, depression, life transitions, and family issues.
attune to your values and highlight your strengths to support growth and self-discovery. We'll make space for emotional pain and enhance awareness of bodily sensations, thoughts, and behavioral urges — approaching these with gentle curiosity.
attune to your values and highlight your strengths to support growth and self-discovery. We'll make space for emotional pain and enhance awareness of bodily sensations, thoughts, and behavioral urges — approaching these with gentle curiosity.
I am committed to helping patients connect with their intuitive wisdom to enhance their felt sense of safety and self-trust. Clients can expect to develop skills that foster growth, new emotional learning, and healthy attachment bonds.
Develop a practical plan to learn and practice new tools that can help to explore life’s challenges that lead to feelings of loneliness, sadness, anxiety, insecure, and overwhelmed. We will work on feeling grounded, confident, and more in control.
Develop a practical plan to learn and practice new tools that can help to explore life’s challenges that lead to feelings of loneliness, sadness, anxiety, insecure, and overwhelmed. We will work on feeling grounded, confident, and more in control.
I am trained in CBT, TF-CBT, motivational interviewing, CAMS, and Behavioral therapies to treat trauma, depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts or self-harm. I also integrate creativity when needed and approach our sessions with compassion.
Common topics I often work with folks around include strategies for managing anxiety, exploring feelings/beliefs/thoughts/past experiences, working through internalized homophobia and making tangible action plans to help you meet your goals.
Common topics I often work with folks around include strategies for managing anxiety, exploring feelings/beliefs/thoughts/past experiences, working through internalized homophobia and making tangible action plans to help you meet your goals.
I take a very collaborative approach to therapy. I check in often about how sessions are feeling and if anything could be tweaked. I often like to incorporate a mix of emotional processing alongside practical strategies and skills.
Together, we'll explore self-empowerment and resilience. My goal is to support individuals by not only understanding their mental health symptoms but also not allowing their mental health symptoms to define them.
Together, we'll explore self-empowerment and resilience. My goal is to support individuals by not only understanding their mental health symptoms but also not allowing their mental health symptoms to define them.
In our sessions, you'll find a goal-oriented and individualized approach.My most utilized techniques are CBT, DBT, Talk Therapy, and Person-Centered methods, emphasizing strength-based and cognitive behavioral strategies.