Welcome to Belonging Psychotherapy

In my practice, I value creating a strong, trusting relationship with my clients so that they feel comfortable and confident in our work together. My style is warm and interactive and I primarily utilize a client centered approach, meaning that I place strong value on your experiences and the lens through which you see the world. My goal is to help you find your best path toward change and personal growth by creating a supportive space in which to explore.

I draw from a variety of therapeutic interventions but the interventions that I primarily utilize in my work are Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and self-compassion work. My goal is to help you accept and be present with the discomfort you experience from anxiety and commit to living a life that is meaningful to you regardless of that discomfort. I can hold space for how hard it is for you to go out into the world and be your authentic self, while also encouraging you to challenge, or commit, to doing it anyway. We'll work together to challenge cognitive distortions and explore how you can increase your self-compassion and self-acceptance so that you can live a more authentic and meaningful life.  

While I want to help you move through your fear, it is important that we acknowledge the potential impact of trauma on your ability to do so. We may find it useful to incorporate Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to move through that trauma and self-defeating thoughts that feel particularly "stuck." We can discuss this further in session to see if EMDR would be useful.