LONG Description
I believe that all people knowingly and unknowingly strive for wholeness and have an innate impulse toward growth. My stance in every therapeutic encounter is person-centered, which means that I follow your psyche’s natural movement with the confidence that every person already holds within them all they need to heal and grow. For example, I may work with you using symbols that arise through your dreams, sand trays, art, play, body, symptoms, and/or imagination in order to help you become more aware of your potential and your ever-unfolding process of becoming your truest self. My extensive study of and training in Depth Psychology and Expressive Arts Therapy (which encompasses visual art, movement, drama, music, language, and imagination) provides me the unique opportunity to competently and imaginatively help you use your own creative processes to explore the richness of both the known and unknown parts of your inner world as a wise resource for healing.
I enter the therapeutic space with curiosity, compassion, and non-judgment, and without preconceived notions of who you are or what you would like to gain from therapy. I practice cultural humility and open-mindedness, and truly believe that every individual is unique and holds authority over their own identity and story. I see people first, rather than simply the issues with which people come to therapy to work on, and look through a relational-based a lens that recognizes individuals’ greater social and relational contexts. My goal is to build a safe space with you that allows me to meet you where you are, and at the same time challenge you to take hold of opportunities for growth when you are ready.
I look forward to meeting you, and hope to become an ally on your journey.
