My Approach
Compassionate, Collaborative, and Nonjudgmental Support
My treatment approach is individualized based on your personal story and what you hope to address. However, you can expect me to weave in practices from a few of my favorite theoretical approaches.
I embody a person-centered approach, which means I will follow your lead the majority of the time when it comes to what you wish discuss in each session, and provide guidance and support when you feel stuck. I will often incorporate ideas and models from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). This will help us learn how certain actions and behaviors may be related to specific feelings and thoughts. With regular therapy, we can adjust automatic and negative thought patterns, which will allow you to interact with yourself and others in a more positive, compassionate way.
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I also incorporate principles from psychodynamic theory as we reflect on past experiences and how they influence your present. We will work together to identify your attachment styles, which will help us better understand how you communicate and respond in relationships with others. By drawing on solution-focused theory, we will highlight ways that you have already found success managing conflict and discomfort.

Education & Affiliations
The Wright Institute, Master of Arts, Counseling Psychology
San Jose State University, Bachelors of Arts, Psychology
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists