My Approach to Helping
You are in a relationship with your partner(s) or a part of a family unit. You have gotten to a place you never thought you could get to with your loved one(s), you feel unheard, unloved, undervalued but you love them and that is why you are here seeking me, a couple, polycule, and family therapist. I have been where you are now and it is overwhelming, painful, and discouraging. But I am here to tell you this happens for so many people and that there is hope and a path to where you want to be if you ask for help. Being able to ask for help is a strength.
I work with many LGBTQIA2S+ folx and couples using an affirmative approach with empathy, curiosity, and compassion. I employ Emotionally Focused Couple therapy that has been proven to work for couples and has empirical evidence to back it, along with other modalities such as The Gottman Method, EFT for individuals, and Internal Family Systems.
I believe that you are the expert of your life, I take a collaborative approach, and I am directive. I will hold you by becoming that secure attachment while we do our work, and in the same breathe, I will gently call you out in a non-judgmental, caring way. But while I can give you insight and many tools you're the most important factor to change.