How I Work

Therapy is changing and I am excited about it. You will see that I usually have a book on my desk. I take relevant trainings to keep up with those who are doing groundbreaking work in the field. I love this work and have been studying psychology all my life.

We are learning more and more about how the brain works and what brings about change in people. And we are learning that the relationship between you and your therapist is the strongest factor in healing. For that reason our therapy work is open and honest. What occurs in my office is the result of our interaction, not of me teaching you or assigning you homework. We explore together what we learn in our work. No one needs to be perfect as we work, so we can make mistakes, fix them, laugh together, cry together, wonder together, and change each other. And we reflect on what we learned as we worked, so that our consciousness, our mindfulness increases when we are outside the office. By developing a healthy way of interacting inside therapy, injured parts will feel safe enough to grow and learn to attach and interact that way in other relationships. We will celebrate your successes and know how they came about by examining that. It is in this way, through the work we do, that new patterns of thinking, feeling, and acting will be imprinting in your brain, making the changes stronger.

Specifically, we are following the emotional trail to core feelings, going to the root of the problem and learning what happens when those feelings come up. You are in control of the speed and intensity of our work. I bring the techniques and skills that I have learned and developed over the years. We both bring our felt sense of where to go with it.