therapy approaches

The root of Christianity is love. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. I combine the love principles with evidence-based therapeutic techniques. This approach help clients to recognize that they can endure through every circumstance in life which often includes grief and loss, depression, anxiety workplace challenges, relationship issues, caring for young children, divorce, taking care of elderly parents, and aging. I find that clients are capable of extending grace and patience to others, while losing hope for their own lives. I partner with clients to work through these issues empowering them to break through guilt, perfectionism and unrealistic self-imposed expectations to create that hope in the kind of life that they desire. 

I've helped dozens of clients reduce distressing symptoms by increasing an awareness of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected. When my clients gain an awareness of this interconnection, we work collaboratively to explore ways of change, enabling the client to live a satisfying and productive life. 

Every person that I have ever entered into session with, comes with unique strengths, skills, and abilities. Often times, I find that my clients fail to recognize the strengths within because they become buried under a life full of challenges. When the client is able to dig through challenges, and clearly see their strengths, we put those strengths to work, ultimately brining about positive change, leading to a calmer, more satisfying, fulfilling, productive life. We lean into your strengths. 

I use Solution Focused Brief Treatment to help my clients create a vision of an ideal future. We identify the problem, determine the solution for the problem, and we go to work creating what the client has identified as a satisfying and fulfilling life. We take a brief look in the rear view mirror to understand the problem, then shift to looking through the wide window of opportunities ahead. 

Let's face it.  Most of us are doing the very best that we can.  The DBT Framework is based on the premise that while we are all doing our best, better still and will always exist for us.  You are not broken, and committed to continuous improvement in every area of your life.  DBT focuses on Mindfulness, Emotional Regulation, Distress Tolerance and Interpersonal Effectiveness.  The work is centered around you becoming a better you so that the best you shows up in your relationships.