Approach
A philosophy of counseling.
I believe the stories we tell about ourselves shape the lives we actually live. Therapy is the space where those stories get examined and rewritten
People often arrive in therapy with a problem they want to get rid of and a self they're quietly hoping is fundamentally okay. I take both of those things seriously. We'll work on the problem. And underneath that, we'll keep returning to the deeper questions: who are you, what do you actually want, and what are you willing to do to get there?
I'm an integrative counselor, which means I don't force one model onto everyone who walks in. Some weeks we'll be examining a story you've carried since childhood. Some weeks we'll be practicing how to interrupt a thought spiral on a Tuesday morning, and both matter.
The Johari Window
What do we do in counseling?
Open Self
Blind Self
Hidden Self
Unknown Self
So what are we actually doing in counseling? The Johari Window is a helpful tool to conceptualize the work that we do. Many of the problems that occur in one's life sit within the fourth window, where neither the individual, nor others, can see what's going on. My job is to utilize my skillset, training, and experience to help you uncover what's in that fourth square that is causing the fragmentation in your life.
How I work
Narrative Therapy
We pay attention to the stories you've inherited and told about yourself - and which ones are still serving you. You are not the problem; the problem is the problem.
Existential Therapy
We make room for the bigger questions: freedom, responsibility, meaning, faith, and what it actually means to live a life that's yours.
Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
We get curious about the different parts of you - the protector, the critic, the one who carries old pain - and help them work together under an integrated Self.
Gottman Method (Couples)
For couples, I draw on my completed Level 1 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy - a research-based approach to strengthening friendship, managing conflict, and building shared meaning.
Specialties
What I have experience working with.
If something here resonates - or if you're not sure where what you're carrying fits - please reach out. Let's talk it through.
- Pornography & sex addiction
- Anxiety & depression
- Men's issues
- Couples counseling
- Athletes
- High-achiever burnout
- Spirituality, faith, and meaning
- Life transitions
- Grief & loss