Therapeutic Approach

How does counseling work?

Some aspects of therapy vary with the needs of the client.

Others reflect the counselor’s particular approach and values.

My approach

Trauma-Informed

Compassion-Based

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

A trauma-informed approach understands that trauma is a profound, often hidden, factor in people’s lives and that healing requires a deep respect for their experience. It is a fundamental shift from asking, “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?”

Compassion-based care helps individuals cultivate a sense of inner warmth, safety, and kindness toward themselves, which strengthens their ability to manage distress and build resilience. Self-compassion naturally extends outward into loving presence in relationships and deep commitment to collective well-being and justice.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps you stop the war with yourself and start building a life you love. Instead of trying to fix or fight your difficult thoughts and feelings, you practice accepting the information they provide, and choosing next steps that align with your values.

My values

Mutual Respect

Genuine Delight

Earned Trust

Effective therapeutic relationships begin with mutual respect. While I have clinical training and expertise, you are the authority on your own experience. We meet as equals, each bringing our full humanity to the work of healing.

I begin therapeutic relationships with curiosity. I want to know, what it is like to be you. As your story unfolds, I feel genuine delight—a joy in knowing you. In response to feeling seen and celebrated, you find a growing ability to be at home in your own skin.

Over time, we build a deep sense of earned trust. Knowing that our relationship can bear the full weight of your experience, you risk vulnerability and move forward with resilience and resolve.