Oh, the challenges of finding a therapist who is right for you.

Finding the right therapist for you can certainly be a tricky process. To help your search, I’ll paint a picture of what it’s like to do therapy with me. If you like what you read and think we would work well together, please reach out, and let’s connect.

Who do I see?

That’s a good place to start. I work with adults and adolescents who are experiencing depression and/or anxiety. To put it in other terms, these are people who are feeling down, sad, unmotivated, numb, tired, and who worry quite a bit, can’t slow their thoughts, feel nervous much of the time, and can’t seem to relax. Sometimes, these feelings are created by a major life event like a job transition, a move, starting college, relationship problems, or some kind of loss. And sometimes, it’s not clear what caused the feelings, but you know you feel off.

What’s it like to do therapy with me?

My objective for our time together is to make therapy productive and helpful. During sessions, we’ll spend some time discussing concerns or anything on your mind, and the other piece of therapy will be geared toward developing skills to help you reach your goals. The strategies we employ to treat your depression and anxiety will be based in methods supported by solid research (for more on this, visit our The Advantages of CBT page). The tactics we utilize will be practical and useful to maximize your outcome. Now, before we get too serious, I also need to say that I firmly believe therapy doesn’t have to be a stressful or painful experience. At times, we will laugh at ourselves and how ridiculous life can be. And, for those times when we discuss difficult topics, I’ll focus on making therapy as comfortable as possible by being supportive, nonjudgmental, and truly hearing you. The idea is that you’ll feel free to be yourself and say the things you need to say and even look forward to therapy every week.

And just a bit about my professional background…

I’ve worked in mental health since 2005, and I started working as a therapist in 2009. I’ve worked in many mental health settings including a residential treatment center, community mental health centers, an acute psychiatric hospital, and most recently, private practice. What I enjoy most about this field is witnessing the inspirational transformations people go through as they feel better and make positive changes in their lives.