Therapeutic Approaches
Every client carries a different story — so I draw on a range of evidence-based approaches and integrate them to fit the person across from me. Below are the modalities I rely on most often in my work with couples, children, teens, and adults navigating trauma, transitions, and the everyday weight of being human.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
How it works
CBT works on the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Together we identify the patterns shaping how you experience the world — the inner critic, the catastrophic forecasts, the avoidance loops — and replace them with more flexible, grounded ways of responding. Practical, structured, and collaborative. I draw on CBT and its trauma-focused adaptation (TF-CBT) when working with anxiety, depression, grief, ODD, and trauma across the lifespan.
Trauma-Informed Care
A gentle, paced approach for clients carrying difficult histories — from childhood adversity to adult relational and crisis trauma. We move at a pace that honors what you've been through, building safety, choice, and a sense of self before we ever ask the work to go deeper. When indicated, I integrate trauma-focused modalities like TF-CBT, EMDR, and play-based work for younger clients, alongside the steady relational foundation that makes any of it possible.
The Gottman Method
How it works
The Gottman Method is research-based couples therapy built on decades of studying what makes relationships thrive. We focus on building friendship, managing conflict productively, and creating shared meaning together. I work with couples — including neurodivergent partners — on communication patterns, repair after rupture, and rebuilding the trust and emotional attunement that get worn down by life's demands. Practical tools, not just talk.
Children, Teens & ADHD Support
Counseling for kids and teens calls for a different toolkit. With younger clients I draw on play-based therapy, family-systems work, and developmentally tuned versions of CBT to help them build the executive functioning, emotional regulation, and confidence they need at home, in school, and with peers. I work especially with children and adolescents living with ADHD and the everyday friction it creates — collaborating with parents, teachers, and the whole family system when that's what helps.