When someone is suffering deeply and perhaps having uncontrollable desires to harm themselves, they need a safe space for the work of healing. Therapy based on acceptance, compassion, and regard for the whole individual can provide safety to look at the wounded and rejected parts of ourselves.
I have an integrative approach to therapy that includes working with behaviors, thought processes and the deeper issues beneath the surface. The therapy models I use include mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, felt sense, expressive/experiential and psychodynamic therapy. This approach allows us to identify symptoms, emotions, behaviors, and parts of ourselves we reject and “see” the wisdom that can be missed when we try to rid ourselves of them. My intention is to help you live a more full life: feeling alive and awake, and living a life of your making. In getting to know the endless resources we have within ourselves we begin to recognize our power and can build up our inner strength to not be blown over by life, but instead remain steady in whatever life presents to us.