Individual Therapy

People come to me for a wide variety of reasons.

Some individuals want to set specific goals related to their careers and relationships, but struggle to achieve them. They may need help understanding themselves or their patterns of behavior – especially with respect to improving relationships and communication.

For some, feelings caused by stress, anxiety, or depressive thoughts weigh them down, making it difficult to move forward in life. Other individuals need to find healthier ways to cope with life’s many challenges. Sometimes, it’s a crisis, such as a breakup, divorce, or facing an unresolved issue.

Often, when new clients arrive, they feel uncomfortable; even in pain about what they are dealing with. In individual therapy, we work on helping them find some relief.

Two approaches shape our work – both simple, practical, and easy to use.

I use Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as a foundation for my approach. The approach is a practical and down-to-earth method that helps people recognize the connection between their thoughts, feelings, and actions. The idea is simple: the way we think about things affects how we feel, and that, in turn, shapes what we do.

My clients find it helpful because it provides them with fundamental tools they can use in everyday life; not just insight, but strategies for calming their minds, shifting their perspective, and making healthier choices that actually stick.

The other mode I work in is Family Systems Theory. Our thinking comes from somewhere, and often it’s linked to the family we grew up in. CBT provides a good foundation, but understanding the family dynamics that have shaped us and our thinking is an integral part of individual work.

Through our work together, I hope that clients can gain a more accurate understanding of themselves, recognize the strength they’ve carried through tough times, develop greater compassion for their past choices, and acquire new tools to handle whatever comes their way.