Individual Counseling
understand your patterns, change the way you connect
Individual Therapy for the person who wants to create deeper, more connected relationships, with themselves and others.
You’re not broken, you’ve just learned skills to survive that aren’t needed anymore.
You may be feeling like…
you’re constantly anxious and overanalyzing your relationships
nothing ever works out for you
you second guess yourself often
doubting if people actually like you
close relationships can be scary even if it’s friendships
you just want to be able to relax in your body and feel comfortable and at peace
the relationships you have feel like they could fall apart at any moment
you always have to have an escape plan
Individual Issues I Help With
Issues can show up in a variety of ways. We always explore issues with a curious, nonjudgmental lens to gain more insight into how you exist in the world around you and what you’d like to change.
Anxiety
Perfectionism
Life Transitions
Relationship Patterns
Family Boundaries
Identity + Self Discovery
Stress + Burnout
Emotional Overwhelm
People Pleasing
Feeling Stuck
Family of origin
Attachment patterns
Trauma
Individual Counseling
Modalities I use with clients …
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Mindfulness-Based therapist is what it sounds like. It is earning to slow down, tune into what’s happening within you, and respond with intention instead of automatically reacting. Mindfulness can help you become more aware of your thoughts, emotions, and patterns so you can navigate life and relationships with greater clarity and choice.
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Attachment-Based Therapy consists of exploring how your early relationships and experiences have shaped the way you see yourself, connect with others, and navigate closeness, trust, and vulnerability. Together, we’ll identify patterns that may no longer be serving you and build a greater sense of security in yourself and your relationships.
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is one of the most widely studied and used forms of therapy, built on a simple but powerful idea: our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are all connected. By changing unhelpful thinking patterns, we can change how we feel and act. The way we interpret a situation drives our emotional response. Two people can face the same event and react completely differently based on what they're telling themselves about it. CBT is active and skills-based. You'll leave sessions with concrete tools and strategies to try in real life.
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Narrative Therapy is an approach that rests on a simple but powerful reframe: you are not your problem. It views people as the experts on their own lives and sees problems as separate from a person's identity, shaped by the stories they've been told (or told themselves) over time. The narratives we carry about who we are, what our relationship is like, or what we're "doomed" to repeat can quietly limit what feels possible and how we show up in life. By identifying the story that's been running the show, you can start intentionally writing a new one that reflects your values and the relationship you actually want.
What individual therapy looks like
There often is not a one size fits all approach. We look at issues with a curious, non-judgement lens to explore what makes you “you” and how you’ve dealt with things in the past. Therapy is always client-led meaning we focus on what feels important to you so you feel you’re getting the most out of the work.
What I’ve done with clients
Helped clients notice emotions in their body and help process them
Taught coping skills to reduce anxiety in the moment and over time
Helped clients see their part in situations to gain a better and deeper insight into themselves
Taught clients boundaries and how to use them
Supported clients in exploring their backgrounds to get a better understanding of themselves
Helped clients sort out and organize their thoughts by asking in depth, reflective questions
What’s Possible When Put Yourself First
“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change”.
~ Carl Rogers
Clients often find that after therapy they:
~ Start feeling like a themselves again
~Are able to make themselves a priority
~Feel more in control of their life and relationships
~Understand themselves on a deeper level and give themselves what they need
~Feel more connected to others
~Have more intimately connected romantic relationships without fear or anxiety
~Have more confidence in being themselves and accepting love for who they are
~Are able to recognize their own needs in relationships
~Can identify when and where to use boundaries to create safe, fulfilling relationships
~Are able to explore their own feelings and thoughts without their inner critic taking up space
You want to feel free to be you and feel loved for exactly who you are without fear.
It’s possible.
