INDIVIDUAL THERAPY
A space to explore emotions, behavioral patterns, life events, values, interpersonal relationships, career changes, future goals, academic pressures, and/or anything you want to may want to get off your chest in a nonjudgmental setting. I utilize an integrative therapeutic approach to provide individuals with individualized sessions to account for differences in learning styles, interests, and life experiences; I incorporate interventions from different therapeutic modalities to support your current needs and as your needs evolve. Other than the areas of focus I frequently work with (listed here), I specialize in the following:
Relationship
with
Food & Body
- Preoccupation with food, body image, and/or exercise
- Avoidance of specific foods (not due to medical reasons)
- Engagement in rituals before, during, and/or after mealtimes
- Exploration of how one’s relationship with food & body impacts interpersonal relationships and other life domains
- Sessions encourage discussions about diet culture, impact of wellness/beauty trends, and internalized beliefs about “health”
I believe in and practice according to the Health at Every Size (HAES) principles.
Addiction/
Substance
Use
- Exploration of the function of substance use
- Affects of use on life domains (career, social, academic, spiritual, physical & mental health)
- Coping skills & self-care practices
- Ongoing establishment & reassessment of goals to support recovery efforts
- Identifying and exploring any current engagement in cross addictive behaviors
- Discussions about the themes of self-sabotage, self-betrayal, self-abandonment
- Space to receive nonjudgmental feedback
Preteens
and
Teens
- Anxiety and depression
- Academic stressors
- Parent/peer conflict
- Boundary setting in friendships/relationships
- Navigating identity vs. role confusion
- Emotion dysregulation
- Perfectionism
- Self-esteem & self-worth
- Communication skills
- Coping with change & life transitions
- First generation college students
- Parent skills coaching sessions available
FAMILY THERAPY
A collaborative process in which themes affecting the family system are explored. Family therapy is not strictly for immediate/extended family members; family sessions can include whomever you consider family! Family sessions provide families with the space and support to prepare for any upcoming changes (there are many types of change!) within the family unit. Participating individuals are introduced to the psychoeducation and coping skills relevant to the themes brought into the sessions.
Themes may include:
Communication styles
Family roles
Learning how to best support a loved one
Boundary setting
Adapting to recent or upcoming changes
Strengthening and developing coping skills
Psychoeducation
COUPLES THERAPY
A collaborative process in which couples are provided with the space to explore concerns, behaviors, or patterns affecting the relationship and/or to discuss themes a couple may be curious to further explore with therapeutic support. Couples therapy can serve as a space to cope ahead for any upcoming changes which may change your current relationship dynamic. I most often work with millenial couples.
My goal is to support partners as they express their needs and work towards established goals by highlighting the strengths each partner brings to the relationship. Please note that I will not tell you whether or not to remain in a relationship, nor will I hypothesize if your relationship will “survive” or “make it”!
Themes I frequently work with:
Communication styles
Boundary setting
Trust and commitment
Attachment styles
Codependency
Function of relationship conflict
Honoring one another’s personal growth, goals, and needs
Referrals to other providers (e.g., dietitian, physician, psychiatrist, family therapist, educational therapist) or to a higher level of care will be provided when clinically appropriate and/or if presenting factors are outside of my scope of competence and practice.