Approaches

Therapy is not one-size-fits-all. I draw from several evidence-informed approaches and adapt the work to your concerns, goals, preferences, strengths, and response to treatment.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

CBT examines how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors influence one another. It can help you test unhelpful assumptions, change avoidance or other reinforcing patterns, and practice more effective responses. The work is collaborative; it is not simply “thinking positively.”

Motivational Interviewing

Motivational interviewing helps people explore mixed feelings about change without pressure or argument. It is especially useful when part of you wants something different and another part is uncertain, discouraged, or attached to the current pattern.

Solution-Focused Therapy

Solution-focused therapy emphasizes goals, strengths, exceptions to the problem, and practical next steps. It can be useful when you want a focused process while still leaving room for important history and context.

Other Clinical Tools, Strategies and Methods

Depending on need, therapy may also include behavioral strategies, emotional-regulation skills, psychoeducation, values clarification, communication practice, relapse-prevention planning, and referrals for additional care.