AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH TO INNER WORK

 

You don’t have to choose between success and emotional well-being. In a world that often rewards constant striving, it’s easy to lose touch with your deeper self—your needs, your limits, your longings. I offer a sustainable, integrative approach to therapy that honors the complexity of who you are: ambitious, capable, and also human. Whether you're navigating high-stakes careers, family dynamics, or personal growth, this is a space to slow down, reflect, and reconnect. Together, we’ll work toward harmony that doesn’t just look good on the outside, but feels grounded and true on the inside.

 

Uncovering the Self with Compassion

True connection begins with the courage to turn inward. Yet it can feel incredibly difficult to access parts of ourselves that have long been hidden, especially when we’ve never had the experience of someone meeting us there with understanding. I walk alongside individuals who feel stuck in painful patterns or disconnected from their inner world, gently helping them uncover what’s been closed off for too long. “…we simply can’t attune to another in ways that no one has attuned to us.” In the safety of the therapeutic relationship, there is space to soften, to be seen, and to begin opening what once felt unreachable.

Vulnerability is the only authentic state.

 

When we love our partner well, we offer a blueprint for a loving relationship to our children and their partners. Better relationships between love partners are not just a personal preference, they are a social good. Better love relationships mean better families. And better, more loving families mean better, more responsive communities. - Sue Johnson

 

INTIMACY

SAFE VULNERABILITY

Great relationships are often cultivated in rich openness and transparency. However, it is sometimes challenging to experience the safety and security that intimacy affords when our beloved relationship is filled with hurtful exchanges and broken trust. I empower couples to identify the negative emotional patterns that pose a threat to their most sacred trust and connection, in order to create a safe relational refuge.

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ATTACHMENT

CREATE A SAFE REFUGE 

As humans, we are innately relational and thrive in the security of healthy attachment bonds. Intimate relationships have the power to create stability, autonomy and enrich one's identity. Yet, the interconnected and interdependence that it fosters cultivates a safe refuge of unconditional love. We will explore ways to establish healthy attachment and experience the safety of a loving, intimate connection. 

 
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COMMUNICATION

MANAGE CONFLICT BETTER

Everyone desires to be heard and validated. Communication gives us the opportunity to explore the inner world of our partner and learn about how their unique experience interacts with our own. As we explore new  empathic ways to communicate, I will assist you better manage conflict using a deepened awareness of your partner's inner emotional experience. 

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SHARED MEANING

BUILD A UNIFIED MISSION

Interdependence with an intimate relationship helps us to experience true belonging. It is within the sacredness of our reliance that we build a unified path for partnership in the world. We will explore the shared meaning that bolsters your relationship and create a relational mission statement that clarifies and brings purpose to your life together.  

Your journey starts here.