I believe that we are designed and wired for connection with others. It is in these relationships that we can experience our most treasured memories and also our deepest wounds – whether in our homes, at work, with friends, or with family. What this means is that in order to experience healing from our relational wounds, we need to experience healing in the midst of relationship as well.
Therefore, your relationship with your counselor is important and a vital part of the therapeutic process – how you connect with each other. My approach with clients is collaborative, experiential, and emotionally focused. During our time together, I hope that you are able to encounter a new way of relating to yourself and others. My desire in session is for you to gain insight and understanding of how you experience yourself in the world around you, and that this insight will help lead to change in your life.
Individuals
When we’ve been hurt or experience trauma, we can shift the way that we view ourselves, leading us to hide specific parts of our story or who we are entirely. We can feel defeated and overwhelmed as we try to manage and control our day to day, as well as the image of ourselves that we portray to others - even those closest to us.
My hope is to provide a safe space where you can experience freedom and acceptance which allows your authentic self to come out of hiding. When this happens, you can better attune to your emotions, internal messages, and as a result, your actions – leading you to no longer surviving, but thriving.
Couples
I work with couples who find themselves struggling to connect or communicate with each other. Having the same fight over and over again can lead to anger. Feeling disconnected in the midst of grief can lead to loneliness and hurt. Not feeling heard or knowing how to express your emotions, desires, and needs to your partner can lead to isolation and despair.
My genuine desire is that you would experience a safe space to explore what it could be like to reconnect and communicate with your partner in ways you have not been able to on your own.
Pre-marital
The engagement time is often full of hopeful anticipation of your future together. It is also a time of preparation: both for the wedding and your marriage.
My hope is that, within a safe and authentic space, couples would be able to discover tools they need to help them communicate effectively with each other, process their emotions and experiences, and discuss their desires, as well as potential conflicts that may arise in their marriage.