What To Expect…

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Individualized

Beginning counseling can feel like a big step, and it’s natural to have questions about what the process will be like. The first session is primarily an opportunity for us to get to know each other and talk about what has brought you to counseling using a client-driven approach to meet your unique needs.

Collaborative

Counseling is a collaborative process. Sessions are designed to provide a safe and supportive environment where you can speak openly, explore challenges, and develop practical tools for moving forward. We will discuss your current concerns, personal history, and what you hope to gain from counseling. This conversation helps create a clearer understanding of your goals and how we can work together to address them.

Goal Driven

Each person’s journey is unique, and the pace of counseling will reflect your individual needs and goals. Sessions are in person and most major insurances are accepted.

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Services & Specialties

I work with individuals, couples, and families seeking support in areas such as:

  • Emotional Issues

  • Relationship Issues

  • Addiction and Recovery

  • Behavioral Issues

  • Anxiety and Depression

  • Separation and Divorce

  • Life Transitions

  • Career Changes

  • Grief and Loss

  • Chronic Pain

  • Men's Issues

  • Parenting

  • Spirituality ​

Therapeutic Approach

My goal in counseling is to help people move toward greater balance and wholeness—so they can live with more clarity, stability, and purpose. I most often use one or more of the following approaches:

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a form of psychotherapy that helps people learn to accept difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, while committing to actions that align with their values. The goal is to increase psychological flexibility so a person can live a meaningful life even in the presence of stress, pain, or uncertainty.

  • Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) is a therapeutic approach that helps people become more aware of, understand, and process their emotions in order to create healthier patterns in relationships and in themselves. It focuses on identifying core feelings, transforming painful emotional experiences, and building secure, supportive connections with others. EFT is often used with individuals, couples, and families to strengthen emotional bonds and improve communication.

  • Existential therapy is a counseling approach that focuses on helping people explore life’s deeper questions about meaning, purpose, freedom, and responsibility. It encourages individuals to face uncertainty and make intentional choices so they can live more authentic and meaningful lives.

  • Marriage and Family Therapy focuses on improving communication, strengthening relationships, and helping family members better understand one another’s needs, roles, and patterns. Sessions may include couples, parents, children, or the whole family, with the goal of creating healthier interactions, resolving conflict, and building more supportive connections at home.

  • Intervention therapy is a structured approach used when a person’s behaviors, such as substance use or other harmful patterns, are significantly affecting their life or relationships. It often involves family members or loved ones working together with a therapist to encourage the individual to recognize the problem and accept help in a supportive, direct, and respectful way.