AEDP Therapists in 94925

Do you feel disconnected, dissatisfied, or disheartened in your life or in your relationships? Find relief from isolation and suffering. Restore connection and intimacy in your relationships. Learn to communicate wisely. Strengthen your sense of self. Build resiliency. Bring awareness into everyday living, and turn the ordinary into the extraordinary. Our practice is multi-cultural and diverse and reflects values of inclusiveness and respect toward all humans. You are welcome here! Together, we blend compassion and a dash of humor to catalyze and embody the positive transformations you are looking for.

Kudos to you for taking the time to honor whatever prompted you to pause and explore potentially enlisting a new and/or additional support modality! I wholeheartedly invite, encourage, and embrace curious reflection and collaborative experimentation in my therapeutic work. I seek to practice attuned revisiting of grounding, balancing, humility, levity and grace. My approach is relational, humanistic, intuitive, client centered, holistic and versatile. My training is broad based, integrative and foundationally draws upon a cognitive and dialectical behavioral therapy and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy techniques.

I take a systemic, whole-person in-context view to my work. My approach is not one-size-fits-all, rather, we build our plan of care together. Your input on how we work together and where we go with that work is a huge part of the process. I openly acknowledge the inherent power dynamic in the therapeutic relationship, and work to shift that into true relational work - we work as a team. I strive to help you discover your innate capacity to heal, to grow, and am explicit about the methods I use in session to help bring about this capacity. Consent and open dialogue are essential to our work together.

For nearly 20 years I have worked with teens and adults in a variety of settings to help them navigate challenges in their lives and build more meaningful relationships. I work from an integrative approach using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with a focus on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Relational Psychodynamic Therapy, and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP). Likewise, I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and related somatic-based interventions.

The foundation of my work with you rests in the belief that human connection based on insight and empathy is transformational. Often times suffering is a result of habitual patterns and behaviors based on fear, and difficult experiences. This drains our natural ability to enjoy life, and unfortunately cultivates a culture of isolation and aloneness. Our honest and trusting therapeutic relationship will transmute your aloneness so that you once again have access to your innate resiliency and wonder of life. It takes courage and vulnerability to reach out for support. Know I will be your ally.

Many of us feel disconnected from others and ourselves. We seek a truer and healthier sense of our well being and presence in the world. In my work with adults and teens I help individuals become healthier versions of themselves whether they’re working through anxiety, depression, troubled relationships, addiction, life transitions or emerging symptoms of more serious mental illness and trauma. I believe each of us needs to be seen and heard, and respected in our unique complexity. Underlying the issue that brings us to therapy is the desire to change and heal, even when that change is difficult to put into words.

Whether its families, couples or individuals, I bring my enthusiasm and warmth to each person I work with. In therapy with me you won't be bombarded by psycho-babble or heady interpretations. What you will get is my full attention, real talk and an emphasis on being in the moment. Together we will slow down, get grounded and deeply consider what you want for yourself and look at what is getting in the way. I am passionate about helping you see your strengths and fortifying areas that need reinforcement. I also offer support to parents struggling with family life.

My goal as a therapist is to create a safe, confidential, non-judgement and compassionate setting to partner with individuals to work toward change, healing, and connection. Therapy is the process of creating change while meeting a person where they are, creating a safe and supportive environment where change and healing are possible. Life can be lifey, it is important to have support and guidance navigating the rough spots. I have over 20 years of experiencing, supporting individuals through life changes, trauma, grief, substance abuse, codependecy and loss.