More about my therapeutic approach
As an integrative therapist, I draw from several evidence-based modalities depending on what might be most supportive and helpful for you in our work together. My approach is grounded in an anti-oppressive, non-pathologizing, and intersectional feminist lens.
Relational Therapy
Research shows that one of the most significant factors in therapy is the quality of the therapeutic relationship, and this is what I centre in my work. Exploring the ways we connect in our relationships — including the relationship we have with ourselves and the therapeutic relationship we create together — can offer us meaningful insight and support the development of more secure, fulfilling connections. As humans, we are neurobiologically wired for connection.
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
There is a difference between narrating your story and actually experiencing your story. AEDP is an attachment based therapy that prioritizes our bodies experience (rather than what is going on in our head). When we are able to feel our overwhelming emotions in the presence of an attuned, safe other we are able to truly process previously stuck material that is keeping us trapped in unhelpful patterns. Essentially, hard things are easier when we don’t have to feel them alone.
Parts Work (TIST and IFS)
We all develop different parts of ourselves based on experiences we have had or the relationships we have been in. Often our most challenging patterns are actually old protective parts that helped keep us safe at some point in our lives. Overtime, they can become unhelpful and may begin to cause more harm than good. When we have the space to approach those parts with curiosity we can better understand ourselves and help those parts take on new roles that make more sense for our present life. Parts work we can also help us make sense of our nervous system responses and how they communicate with us.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
ACT is a cognitive and mindfulness based approach that focuses on building our capacity to handle anxiety, stress, or any uncomfortable sensations, thoughts, or feelings by using mindfulness strategies. Rather than try to avoid discomfort, ACT helps us change out relationship to it so it feels more manageable. Through practicing ACT skills it will become easier to move toward what matters most to you, such as your values and goals, despite anxiety or discomfort being present.
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