Through therapy, I will learn & reinforce your potential & strengths, establishing them as your solid foundation & resource through your healing journey & next chapters of life.

Why? As a strengths-based therapist, I believe each person possesses unique & natural strengths – capacities, characteristics, & skills – that, when nurtured & applied in the context of mental health treatment, allow you to heal with greater ease & empowerment through the process.

Through therapy, I will both grow an understanding of & respond respectfully to your unique cultural background in how you relate to me through, & wish to define, the course of your mental health treatment.

Why? As a multi-cultural therapist, I recognize the natural influence of unique cultural heritage and broader societal context on each person’s identity, values, perspective, relationships, lived experience, as well as their inner and external resources.

Through therapy, we will nurture safety & capacity together until we can move closer towards what hurts, then we witness your past pains & address your ongoing needs.

Why? As a trauma-informed therapist, I err on the side of presuming that trauma is an experience that each person has – somewhere, somehow – in their history; & I believe that trauma leaves a lingering imprint in one’s subconscious emotional & physical patterns.

It is my duty, through the course of treatment, to empower you with a therapy space of physical & emotional safety, & a therapeutic relationship of trust & shared power, where you grow – at your own pace – willing & able to choose to address the unique trauma(s) in your history that contribute(s) to Your presenting concerns.

It is always your choice whether & how much we focus on your trauma history throughout the course of your mental health treatment.

Through therapy, we will practice in-the-moment observing the thoughts, feelings, & impulses that arise in your mind & body to offer you the inner spaciousness to be empowered to change & grow in the desired course of your healing journey.

Why? As a mindfulness therapist, I believe that humans are beings who have minds & physical-emotional bodies, & it is fully presencing our minds & bodies that we can know our moment-to-moment needs & begin a rich healing practice.

As a solution-focused therapist, I believe that concerns can be improved by focusing on possible solutions towards a clear, desired progression.

Why? Through therapy, solutions can be practical, mental, behavioral, emotional, & can involve overlapping efforts at once. Together, we will explore what combination of choices & patterns to focus on & improve the concern(s) you bring to session.

As a transformational therapist, I believe a holistic treatment approach – that addresses & harmonizes your whole being of mind, body, & spirit – enhances your naturally unfolding healing & self-actualization process with deep, lasting growth.

Through therapy, in addition to the mind & body, I prefer to also attune to & address your spirit throughout Your mental health treatment by both focusing on your creative self-expression & your sense of meaning & hope in life, & by integrating visual interventions like guided imagery and hypnotherapy.