Therapy Approaches That Help You Move Forward
Therapy should be shaped around the person in the room—not the other way around.
I draw primarily from Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. When working with families, I also use Structural Family Therapy to better understand the patterns, roles, and relationships influencing the family as a whole. When appropriate, I can also integrate Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy to deepen and support this work.
These approaches give us different ways to understand what is happening, work with what is keeping you stuck, and create meaningful change. I do not follow a rigid formula or expect you to fit neatly into one therapeutic model. We will use the ideas and tools that are most relevant to you, your goals, and the life you are trying to build.
Therapeutic Modalities
Different Approaches. One Goal: Helping You Live Your Life.
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Internal Family Systems · IFS
Understanding the different parts of you
You may have one part that wants change and another that feels afraid, overwhelmed, critical, or determined to keep things as they are.
What this means
IFS views these different reactions as parts of an internal system. Even the parts creating difficulty may be trying to protect you from pain, rejection, failure, or uncertainty.
What we may do in therapy
We slow down, become curious about these reactions, and explore what each part may be carrying or trying to prevent.
How it may help
The goal is not to eliminate parts of yourself. It is to create more understanding, less internal conflict, and greater freedom in how you respond.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy · ACT
Moving toward what matters, even when life feels difficult
Anxiety, fear, sadness, shame, or uncertainty may be making decisions for you and pulling you away from the life you want.
What this means
Avoiding difficult emotions may bring temporary relief, but it can also make life smaller and keep you disconnected from the people and experiences that matter.
What we may do in therapy
We identify your values, notice the thoughts that keep you stuck, and practice taking meaningful action while discomfort is still present.
How it may help
ACT can help you build psychological flexibility—the ability to make room for difficult experiences without allowing them to control every decision.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · CBT
Recognizing patterns and creating practical change
Thoughts, emotions, physical reactions, and behaviors can reinforce one another until a pattern begins to feel automatic.
What this means
The way you interpret an experience can shape how you feel and what you do next. Over time, certain beliefs and responses can become difficult to recognize or interrupt.
What we may do in therapy
We identify the loop, examine the assumptions supporting it, and practice more useful ways of thinking, responding, and behaving.
How it may help
CBT can provide practical tools for anxiety, depression, avoidance, negative thinking, and behaviors that are no longer helping you move forward.
Structural Family Therapy
Changing the patterns affecting the family as a whole
Conflict often involves more than one person. Roles, boundaries, expectations, alliances, and communication patterns can all shape how a family functions.
What this means
Rather than treating one family member as the problem, this approach looks at how the family system operates and how recurring patterns may contribute to conflict.
What we may do in therapy
We examine communication, boundaries, roles, and relationships, then work together to practice healthier and more effective ways of relating.
How it may help
This approach can support families navigating adolescence, emerging adulthood, separation, divorce, blended-family dynamics, grief, and changing relationships.