CONSULTATION

We start with a consultation (30 minutes, no charge) or an initial session  (50 minutes, paid) to see if we are a 'fit’. You share why you are seeking therapy, ask questions, get a sense of the rhythm and flow between us, and your comfort level with me. I get a sense of your therapy goals, share what therapy approaches seem relevant to your goals, and ask you about yourself.

Consultations are offered in person and through video meetings.

If we decide to work  together, we'll schedule a regular appointments. 

SESSIONS

We work together to help you harness and direct the innate healing force which every person possesses. 

Throughout therapy, you'll have feelings about it--happy to be there, some reluctance or mixed feelings. Some sessions will be hard, some will be uplifting, and others  fulfilling. There will be times you might feel stuck and times you notice change.

Our work and relationship becomes a place where  you can discover and develop your inner will and strength; find inner  calm and harmony; and experience yourself, relationships, and life  differently.

We explore what you are struggling with and wondering about;  how your present and future are affected by the past. We'll examine what your experiences mean, how they shaped you and  your relationships, and what is getting in the way of transformation.

Some specific things to do in therapy:

• Explore issues and facilitate transformation
• Work through effects of traumatic and distressing experiences
• Resume the stalled /Awaken the dormant self-development processes
• Change limiting beliefs
• Develop inner coping resources
• Develop new patterns of feeling, acting and thinking while still being yourself
• Connect with your resilience and sense of true self
• Increase your capacity to relate with others
• Nurture your natural inclination towards curiosity, reflection, introspection and awareness of ourselves and others.

The length of the therapy and how it unfolds depends on your specific history and therapy goals.

Sessions are offered in person and  through video meetings.

I work with the understanding that you do your best to cope with inner struggles and life challenges, and that you are looking for ways to heal, grow, be yourself, and meet life. 

I see myself as a guide, a facilitator, and a mirror who helps you explore your history and yourself from fresh perspectives. And, someone who waits to be invited into the inner places where you are alone. I take your trust seriously.

We move at a pace that is right for you. Therapy is tailored to your own unique history.

I aim to create a safe, nonjudgemental space that is warm and welcoming. I offer compassion, emotional responsiveness, reflections, and insights, along with my natural tendency to be inviting, respectful, attentive, and curious.

Awareness,  understanding, and insights are an important part of therapy but not  always enough to create enduring change. Part of my role is to help create new experiences of what it is like for you to be you by offering missing and corrective experiences.

For those who live in two or more cultures, my own lived experience informs me of how this becomes the backdrop that affects everything, including identity; setting boundaries, and prioritizing needs—of how fraught life can be with shame, confusion, and guilt.

For those who live in two or more cultures, my own lived experience shows how this becomes a backdrop that affects everything—including identity. It shapes how we set boundaries and prioritize our needs. Life can feel fraught with confusion, guilt, and shame.

I integrate the following modalities based on your needs in a given session: 

• Psychodynamic ( in-depth conversation to get at deep layers of experience)
• Relational focus (Attachment related healing)
• AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy for accessing and building your inner resources,  resilience and healing capacities)
• Sensorimotor (body awareness and somatic processing of trauma stored in the body)
• EMDR (for trauma processing and addressing core limiting beliefs)
• Mindfulness & trance
• Internal parts  work (Dissociation work for inner harmony and reduced internal conflict)
• Psycho-education
• Dream work, including daydreams (What are you revealing to yourself?)
• Story-telling (for building your own narrative and experience of yourself)

Psychotherapy requires an investment in yourself if you want to maximize its benefits...time, finances, and  effort.

While there is flexibility to meet you where are at, we are best suited to work together if you:

• Can schedule weekly therapy sessions until a solid foundation is laid. We would collaborate on when frequency is reduced
• Can attend longer term therapy (9 months or more) to promote enduring change
• Want to work collaboratively to develop inner resources and transformations
• Want to or are willing to look inwards to understand what you are experiencing
• Are willing to work through the inevitable ups and downs of the therapeutic process
• Are willing to explore the experiences that occur in session with me-as-therapist to better understand yourself and others.