Good therapy feels like a supported self-exploration where you get to set the course, determine the pace, and feel safe enough to remain open to reflections and new discoveries along the way.
In the journey of self-exploration, we can hone the ability to listen to ourselves. We have the opportunity to challenge harmful patterns and outmoded survival strategies. We’re invited to recognize how our minds try to make sense of the world and keep us safe with the logic we have available in traumatic times, often when we’re very young. We get to tend to our wounded child selves and in so doing find self-compassion that restores trust and acceptance that translates to self-love. From there, we can learn to advocate and care for ourselves, generating the confidence to make conscious choices about who we are in the world, who we spend time with, and how we experience life. We may experience the utter freedom of our own authentic expression. We may find a sense of purpose.
What will you discover?
In my counseling practice, I typically work with teens and adult clients who have experienced trauma/complex trauma in relationship and are struggling with self-identity, negative self-talk, low self-esteem, and/or symptoms of PTSD.
I take an eclectic approach that includes IFS, mindfulness, attachment theory, existentialism, and more, but with intention, and always in service of personal healing and developing secure self-attachment. I prefer to move with my clients on their journey, meeting them with creativity and new concepts as we go to keep the work alive.
