Approach to Therapy

Person-Centered at the Foundation

My primary approach to therapy is Person-Centered, also known as Client-Centered Therapy. This means our work begins with you—your experiences, values, goals, strengths, and understanding of your own life.

I see therapy as a collaborative relationship rather than a set of techniques applied to you. My role is to listen carefully, help you explore what may be difficult to see on your own, and offer perspectives and interventions that support the work we are doing together.

An Integrative Approach

Within this person-centered foundation, I draw from several therapeutic approaches rather than using one model with every client.

I use interventions from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). These evidence-based approaches offer practical ways to work with thoughts and behaviors, increase flexibility, clarify values, strengthen coping skills, and better regulate difficult emotions.

My work is also informed by training in Redecision Therapy and Transactional Analysis. These approaches can help us recognize recurring emotional and relationship patterns and understand how earlier experiences and beliefs may continue to influence the present.

Sometimes understanding where a pattern developed is useful. Other times, recognizing how it operates today is enough to begin responding differently.

Mind-Body & Experiential Approaches

Understanding something intellectually doesn't always change how we experience it emotionally or physically.

I have completed training in Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), Matrix Reimprinting, Energy Psychology approaches, and Advanced Integrative Therapy (AIT). I draw from these mind-body and experiential approaches to complement talk therapy, particularly when supporting emotional regulation or working with experiences that may be difficult to shift through insight alone.

Bringing It Together

Therapy may involve exploring a recurring pattern, working through a current challenge, developing a practical skill, examining a relationship, or paying attention to an emotional or physical response.

The approach may vary, but the foundation remains the same: therapy is collaborative, individualized, and centered on helping you understand yourself and create changes that are meaningful to you.