In my practice, I carefully consider each client’s unique concerns and circumstances to craft an approach personalized to their needs and goals. I do not have a formula or a one-size-fits-all strategy. A matching fit and collaborative relationship between the client and myself are crucial determinants of success, confirmed by extensive empirical research.

Broadly, I emphasize personal insight and empowered action as essential mechanisms of therapeutic change. In our sessions, key themes may include:

• Understanding developmental and environmental influences on your personality.

• Identifying unconscious needs and conflicts behind your thoughts and habits, including hard-to-change patterns in your relationship to self and others.

• Integrating challenging emotions and experiences to renew your sense of self.

• Clarifying your values and priorities to promote autonomous life decisions.

• Determining and executing behavior change to foster new, positive experiences.

• Optimizing your strengths and talents while moderating recurrent vulnerabilities.

My evidence-based practice strategically integrates several psychotherapy systems:

• Primarily, I practice psychodynamic psychotherapy—we explore how past experiences, relationships, and unconscious motivations and conflicts shape your present-day ability to handle life’s challenges and capacity for fulfillment.

• I employ cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques—we examine how patterns of thinking affect your feelings and actions and vice versa. We collaboratively facilitate desired changes in your thoughts and behaviors as appropriate.

• Finally, I utilize multicultural counseling—we consider how key cultural, historical, and sociopolitical factors influence your lived experience and mental health. We affirm and incorporate these components into your psychotherapy as appropriate.