Menu of Specialties
Stress, Anxiety, and Depression/Mood swings
- Do you often feel irritated, fatigue, loss of pleasure, low tolerance, overwhelmed, obsessive, helpless, hopeless, out of control, and/or burnt out? Do you find yourself fluctuating rapidly and reacting in extremes?
- Do you experience body aches and pains that cannot be explained by medical reasons?
- Do you feel like you are doing everything you’re supposed to do but it always seems like a monumental effort?
- How do you balance self-compassion and self-discipline / self-control?
Healthy Lifestyle
- Are you feeling stuck and need to make a life transition to allow you to focus on building a more balanced lifestyle or are you going through a life transition that involves lots of change to your lifestyle and causing intense doubt whether this is for better or for worse?
- How are you nourishing the different aspects of your wellbeing?
- Are you struggling with certain executive functioning skills that could affect work/life balance?
- How are you living accordingly to your values?
- How can you contribute to others feeling worthwhile, confident and capable?
My treatment approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Mindfulness and Trauma-Focused), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Experiential Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, Relational-Cultural Therapy, and Positive Psychotherapy. I have also completed Sandplay Therapy training levels 1-3.
I believe in creativity, and playfulness, and using different problem solving tools, interventions and methods personalized to the client’s needs, desires and goals.
I also assist in providing referrals for Prescribers and/or other Social Service Providers, as well as any other resources. If you are already connected with a Prescriber and/or other Social Service Providers, I believe in the value of collaboration, with your consent, so we may all work as a team to provide comprehensive care.
Trauma
- Have you ever felt threatened, witnessed and/or been involved in sexual, community violence, racial, medical/psychiatric, intergenerational, childhood, and interpersonal trauma? And also certain losses and transitions (e.g. breakup, rejection, death of a pet, loss of a job, move to a new home) that may cause intense distress?
- Do you feel like you are constantly on edge, extremely sensitive, and easily triggered, without a sense of safety, and sense of self?
- Are you constantly reliving the event(s) while you are awake and/or asleep? And each time it feels very real?
- Do you feel numb, confused as well as angry, irritable, fearful, hopeless, lonely and ashamed all at the same time?
Grief and Loss
- Do you find yourself caught in a thinking loop of “What if…” and “If only…” and overwhelmed by feelings of guilt and regret?
- Do you fluctuate between feeling like your insides are being squeezed and crushed to feeling like smashing things to feeling a strange sense of nothing? Do you question yourself- What is normal now?
- How does spirituality and religion bring you comfort and challenges as you try to cope?
- Are you away from home and/or distanced from your support system and struggling to make sense of loss on your own?
Racial/Cultural/Gender Identity
- Do you feel like you have to choose one identity over the other?
- How would you define your sense of belonging, safety and security? How can you strengthen a sense of empowerment?
- How do you cope with bullying, discrimination and microaggression daily?
- Is your present identity tied with unresolved generational trauma, grief and guilt?
Family-Of-Origin/Relationship and Intimacy
- Do you feel like the love and support that you give and receive is being perceived as such, and is it fulfilling and/or meaningful enough?
- Do you feel like you have the toolkit to communicate clearly, compassionately and firmly?
- How has betrayal, resentment and/or toxicity overtaken your relationship(s)?
- Are you stuck in a cycle of…. codependency? rejection? abuse? Narcissistic or Borderline tendencies?
Self Esteem / Self Worth
- Do you identify as either “perfect” or “broken”? Do you struggle with Impostor’s Syndrome?
- Do you like and accept yourself even when you are rejected by others?
- How do you perceive your strengths and vulnerabilities, mistakes and accomplishments?
- Do you often blame yourself for circumstances beyond your control?
Individual Psychotherapy
Individual sessions are 45mins in duration. I believe that the relationship between therapist and client can be healing and empowering in itself. We will create a caring, compassionate and collaborative space and relationship to build insight into challenges that may be showing up in your life. We will work to re-assess, strengthen and add to the resources and toolkit that you inherently possess and need to continue to grow and experience more genuine and intentional moments. We are all works in progress!
Couples Counseling
Couples sessions are 60mins or 75mins in duration. We will use the here-and-now moment to create more authentic connections. It is a very courageous journey as it requires sharing of vulnerabilities and the rebuilding of trust, safety, security and intimacy. We will explore how the individual and the partnership may intersect, navigation of relationship transitions and stress, practice of self-love while loving one another (incl. establishing negotiable vs nonnegotiable boundaries; exploring accessibility, responsiveness and engagement; exercising conflict resolution skills), acknowledging and tolerating relationship emotions (incl. helplessness, inadequacy, fears of rejection and abandonment, and shame), and the discovery of forgiveness. This can also be a safe platform to explore temporary and/or permanent separation in the least harmful way.
Family Therapy
Family sessions are 60mins or 75mins in duration. This is a space to share and be present. This can be a nurturing and triggering journey as we explore individuality, cohesion, and communication, identify raw spots and voice deep emotions that are a part of love, confront and challenge harmful family dynamics and dialogues, modify what were once helpful protective instincts/responses but no longer, promote problem solving, make amends, and improve compassion, patience, and tolerance. This can also be a safe platform to explore temporary and/or permanent distancing in the least harmful way.
