How I Work…
This photo below is Little Me. I was likely 8 or 9 years old. I return to this photo in my mind when I want to get in touch with that part of me and understand what she is feeling and what she needs. Connecting with our younger parts is an important piece in healing our unmet needs. In therapy we will reflect on your current struggles and how some of the messages you learned from your family, community or school as you grew up reinforced the way you view the world today.
How do these messages inform the way we see ourselves in the world? Our capabilities? Our limitations?
What is their impact on how we connect to others?
What does your Little You look like? What does s/he need?
Schema therapy helps us uncover deeply held beliefs about others and the world that may be causing us to repeat unhelpful patterns of behavior. Repeating these patterns can cause us to feel a myriad of negative feelings—confusion, frustration and loneliness. I aim to create a warm, empathic and caring therapeutic relationship that allows you to feel heard and understood, which I believe is vital for personal transformation and growth.
I use a “here and now” approach to bring your issues to life by gently and respectfully making observations about how they appear in the therapy room. Aside from schema therapy, I am trained in internal family systems (IFS), accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy (AEDP), psychodynamic psychotherapies, cognitive behavioral tools, family systems theory and emotionally focused couples therapy (EFT). It takes tremendous courage to begin this journey of discovery, and I am right beside you along the way. I offer in person and tele-health sessions.