A Humanistic Approach to Counseling
When life or your health shifts the ground under your feet, therapy shouldn't just be about managing symptoms. We'll focus on getting to know yourself in this season and finding real ways to grow into what's next.
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One-on-one counseling focused on you and your personal goals.
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Focus on helping you reconnect as partners and build a rhythm that works for both of you.
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For families of all kinds and across every stage of life, therapy offers a grounded place to adjust to new realities, support one another, and find a rhythm that works for the whole household.
Therapy Approaches
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a skills-based approach that helps people manage intense emotions, improve relationships, and cope more effectively with stress and difficult experiences. It focuses on practical tools for mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. I am a Certified DBT clinician (C-DBT) and use these skills to support clients in building more workable ways of responding to life’s challenges, including those related to chronic illness and pain.
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An eclectic approach draws from multiple therapeutic methods to meet your specific needs rather than following one single model. This allows sessions to be flexible and personalized, combining the most helpful tools for your goals, symptoms, and life circumstances. It is especially useful when challenges overlap—such as anxiety, relationship difficulties, and the realities of chronic illness or pain. Together we can select and adapt strategies that fit you best.
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It helps you notice unhelpful thinking patterns and habits that fuel distress, then practice more balanced and effective responses. Over time, these shifts can reduce anxiety, improve mood, and strengthen your ability to cope with everyday challenges. CBT is especially useful for managing the emotional impact of chronic illness and pain.
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ItHumanistic therapy centers on your unique experience, strengths, and capacity for growth. It emphasizes empathy, authenticity, and a non-judgmental space where you can explore what matters most to you. Rather than focusing only on symptoms, this approach supports greater self-awareness, self-acceptance, and alignment with your values. It can be especially helpful when living with chronic illness or pain brings up questions about identity, meaning, and how you want to live.
