Therapy Sessions
About My Practice
I've been trained in DBT since 2013, and over the past decade-plus, I've worked with clients carrying complex diagnostic pictures, with a speciality in emotion and mood dysregulation, trauma, and neurodivergence. I've got ADHD myself, and I bring a lot of humility, humor, and genuine curiosity to the work. Having fun matters to me, even when the work is hard.
People tend to find me after more typical approaches haven't worked. I like collaborating and puzzling through things with clients, coming up with human solutions for human problems and new roads forward when you've felt stuck. I'm not interested in rigid systems or one-size-fits-all thinking, and I'll challenge the status quo when it's not serving you.
Who I work with
I work with parents, adolescents and young adults managing emotional dysregulation. I am here to be a bridge between parent a child who are struggling to connect. I work with parents to first manage their own dysregulation, whether through executive functioning challenges, trauma, or mood regulation struggles so you can find your own intuitive way to parent, rather than following a script that doesn't fit your family..
I have always loved working with adolescents: middle schoolers and high schoolers who need someone who gets them. I work with teens navigating suicidality, self-harm, eating disorders, high-conflict relationships, trauma, and that unsettled feeling of not quite knowing who they are or sensing something is off.
In working with young adults who are struggling to find their place in the world I can help you parse through what you want your life to look like and how to get there.
Across all of this, I bring warmth, flexibility, and a high level of attention and responsiveness to every relationship I'm in.
A few practical notes
I'm also trained in DBT Prolonged Exposure (DBT PE) and in neurodiversity-affirming approaches. I offer phone coaching between sessions. I bring my dog Juno to sessions, and yes, I have a pink couch.
What is DBT?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
DBT is an emotion focused behavior therapy developed and adapted to treat complex behavioral problems caused by emotional dysregutlation. DBT is a comprehensive treatment approach that includes individual psychotherapy, parent coaching, group skills class, between session phone contact and consultation team.
Individual therapy is collaborative and goal oriented with a focus on learning to regulate emotions, communicate effectively, and change behavior. Parent coaching is a specialized type of therapy that helps parents learn skills to better understand their child's emotions, validate and work towards behavior change.
For all clients in comprehensive DBT group skills classes are required. There, clients learn mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation interpersonal effectiveness. Consult teams are groups of DBT clinicians who meet weekly to review cases, problem solve and optimize treatment delivery.
Between session phone contact allows individuals to receive in the moment skills coaching, get feedback and clarification outside of session.