• Complex, developmental, attachment & relational trauma (attachment wounds)

• Complex presentations where there may be multiple diagnoses, diagnostic overlap or ambiguity, and chronic relational difficulties

• Adoptees & Adoption-related challenges

• BIPOC & Multicultural experiences

• Grief, loss, & life transitions

• Psychological testing & Diagnostic clarification

• Collaborative Assessment

• Adults (18 years and older)

• Emerging Adults / Young Professionals

Who are…

• Skilled at deflecting or avoiding areas/experiences/emotions they want (or feel like they would benefit) to explore, heal, and better understand

• Wanting to heal attachment wounds and/or traumas that are relational, developmental, and complex in nature

• Struggling with identity, “people pleasing,” belonging, or feeling “different”

• Feeling disconnected from themselves or others

• Struggling to process experience(s) that others don’t seem to understand (and often are left feeling invalidated)

• Grieving a loss that lacks closure (ambiguous loss)

• Adopted and have adoption-related complex trauma, identity concerns, adoptive family challenges, family of origin/wanting to do a birth search, etc.

• A veteran or a military family member

• Experiencing relational challenges

• Struggling to balance work, academics, life, and personal needs

• Navigating the long-term impact(s) of early life experiences (including adoption)

• Wanting to understand the “why” behind tendencies, patterns, internal experiences, etc.

Wanting therapy that goes deeper than just coping skills by attending to the root cause(s) of difficulties

• Attachment, relational, complex & developmental trauma

• Trauma and/or mood disorders with psychotic symptoms

• Dissociation

• Intersection of physical and mental health

• Impacts of toxic masculinity (e.g., difficulty connecting & expressing needs and emotions)

• Perfectionism with underlying fear and anxiety

• Neurodivergence & executive functioning (e.g., structure, coping skills, strengths-based, self-understanding, time management, etc.)

• Relational difficulties (e.g., people pleasing, communication, boundary setting, regulating emotions, etc.)

• Social anxiety

• Depression

• Identity exploration & development

• Multicultural and generational challenges (e.g., differences in acculturation between generations)

• Grief (related to loss, life transitions/changes, ambiguous loss, disenfranchised grief, adoption, Family-of-origin, etc.)

• Suicidal Ideation & Self-harm behaviors

• Human. Sometimes derpy and sometimes serious. I read the room and navigate sessions with intention. *Disclaimer: I swear… sometimes a lot (with your consent) and I may joke/tease you if appropriate (humor and laughter is good for the soul)

• Focused (with needed breaks), intentional, and clarifying

• Grounded in a deeper understanding of your experiences

• Direct while supportive and emotionally sensitive

• Contained

• And sometimes a ride on the “struggle bus” (let’s be real, therapy is hard work)

I’m intentional about finding a balance between supportive therapy and encouraging you to confront, explore, and sit in the discomfort (that’s where we grow!). If you’re someone who tends to deflect or avoid exploring certain areas that you want to heal, better understand, or attend to, then my approach could be a good fit! I do “push back” or challenge you if and when it feels developmentally appropriate and relevant to your goals. Particularly at the beginning, I will check in about how something landed so that I can make adjustments if needed! I hope that this journey together will be healing, enlightening, and empowering.