You can expect a compassionate, listening ear to help sort through your story, your struggles, your thoughts, and emotions. You can expect to meet discomfort and change with someone by your side and on your team. You can expect a professional relationship that is built on safety where you get to show up just as you are. I will not simply be a blank slate or mirror, but an interactive participant and fellow human. This professional relationship differs from most relationships in that I will be deeply present with you, hold you in unconditional positive regard, and always be for your healing, growth, and achievement of your personal therapeutic goals; in an unbiased manner. 

You can also expect not only talk therapy, but working in an experiential way; Meaning we will aim to create new experiences of yourself within therapy. This is often done by mindfully exploring somatic sensations within your body, affect that arises, and connecting to parts of yourself that may hold limiting beliefs and behaviors. I work non-counteractively, meaning we will aim to move towards the things that cause pain or frustration and try solve issues/symptoms at their core, not simply leaning on skills to manage symptoms. One of my colleagues and teachers explains experiential therapy in more depth here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkOysqrY9D8&t=50s

Counseling can help you to do many things, internally, relationally, and neurologically. It is a journey towards health, peace, connection, self-knowing, and deep acceptance. It serves to help you through times you may not be able to see your way out of, make sense of things that feel just out of reach, and can help with anxiety, depression, trauma, boundaries, grief and so much more. It can bring clarity and insight, and help that feeling of stuckness, of restlessness, of unhappiness. If any of this resonates:

Schedule a free 20 minute phone consultation with me today.