My approach
Therapy is a collaborative process of making sense of what’s happening and developing useful ways to respond. We’ll connect our work to the changes you want in everyday life.
We’ll explore what brings you to therapy, the experiences that have shaped you, and how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors may be interacting. We’ll also make room for your strengths and the ways you’ve already been trying to cope.
The goal is to understand what keeps a difficulty going and identify places where change may be possible.
Our work may involve examining an interpretation, approaching a situation you’ve avoided, or practicing a different response to an uncomfortable feeling. We’ll consider small, practical steps you can try between sessions.
We’ll choose strategies together, with attention to your readiness, circumstances, and goals.
We’ll return to your goals and talk about changes in your daily life. Your feedback matters, including when an approach doesn’t feel useful or your priorities change.
There is no single timetable for therapy. The pace and focus of treatment develop through our ongoing conversations.
The approaches behind the work
CBT
CBT looks at connections between thoughts, emotions, and actions. We may examine interpretations that intensify distress and try behaviors that help you gather new information or respond differently.
If worry leads you to avoid a conversation, we might explore what you expect to happen and plan a manageable way to approach it.
ACT
ACT focuses on responding more flexibly to difficult thoughts and emotions while taking action guided by your values. We may practice noticing a thought without automatically following it.
Instead of waiting for all anxiety to disappear, we might identify a small step toward a relationship, activity, or goal that matters to you.
These are illustrations of how we might work together. The strategies we choose will depend on your needs and circumstances.
Take the next step
A free 15-minute consultation is an opportunity to talk about what you need and whether working together feels like a fit.