Individual Therapy for Adults

People turn to therapy for many different reasons, in all different seasons of life. Sometimes you know something in your life is not working, even if it is hard to name exactly what. You may be anxious, discouraged, disconnected, repeating the same relationship patterns, questioning where you are headed, or simply tired of managing everything the way you always have.

You may also understand yourself pretty well already. You know your history. You can identify the pattern. You may even know exactly what you “should” be doing differently—and still find yourself stuck when the same feelings, habits, or reactions show up again.

Therapy can give us a place to slow things down and look at what is actually happening.

What we might work on

People come to individual therapy for the following concerns:

  • anxiety, overthinking, and difficulty tolerating uncertainty

  • feeling emotionally overwhelmed or shut down

  • perfectionism and harsh self-criticism

  • recurring relationship patterns

  • difficulty knowing what you want or trusting your own choices

  • grief, loss, and major life changes

  • painful experiences from the past that still affect the present

  • questions about identity, purpose, values, or direction

  • feeling disconnected from yourself or from the life you are living

My style is warm, active, and collaborative. I will listen carefully, but I am not a therapist who only sits back and nods. I may notice a pattern, ask how you arrived at a conclusion, offer another perspective, or encourage you to try something different between sessions.

At other times, what is most useful is simply having enough space to feel something fully, understand where it comes from, or put words to an experience that has been difficult to make sense of.

Depending on what you need, our work may include practical skills, deeper exploration, processing painful experiences, examining old beliefs, or paying closer attention to the way you relate to yourself and other people.

I draw from DBT, CPT, ACT, EMDR, psychodynamic and relational approaches, parts-based work, and other evidence-based treatments. For clients who are interested, therapy can also include an existential or Buddhist-informed perspective.

Therapy is an active relationship, a space to slow down and notice what is happening, and a process of becoming more honest about what you feel, what you want, and what matters to you. Over time, that can mean living with more attention to your values, more connection to the present, and a clearer sense of what gives your life meaning.