MY APPROACH

My therapy style is drawn from many concepts and theories to form a hypothesis for how to help you heal.  I regard neuroscience to be an integral component of that process.  How your brain is working during our sessions is crucial.  Our work together will be both difficult and rewarding.

When a person is under constant stress, cortisol levels can rise dramatically.  This affects parts of the brain and can send incorrect messages about safety, which in turn cause suffering in life. Neurons that fire together, wire together.  This happens without you knowing it.  This is your brain’s lifelong capacity to adapt to your relational environment.  Our hope is to make new meaning that aligns with the reality and not live in a false world that was created by trauma.  

Therapy together may remind you of when you played a favorite sport or instrument:

• You mirrored your heroes' and inspirations' style and movements
• People in your environment impacted your success as you played
• Your abdominal breathing helped your rhythm and improved your stamina as you regulated for endurance
• You experienced awareness and connectivity as you were seen and supported in your pain and glory

These are some examples of what our therapy will be like together.  Your brain will be online as memory navigates our course; coordination and attitude will determine our outcome.  There's lots of you on board, and lots of me witnessing your path to healing.  

Imagine this type of freedom in your mind and body:  free from high anxiety, finding your true self.