I work with children, teens, and adults, and I especially enjoy working with adults who are trying to understand how their childhood, family relationships, or past experiences are still affecting them today. Maybe you know exactly what you want to work on, or maybe you just keep noticing reactions, emotions, or patterns that don’t quite make sense yet.
With younger clients, I use play therapy to give kids a way to express and work through experiences that can be hard to put into words.
I bring a lot of kindness and care into the room, but I’m also going to be direct with you. I’ll ask challenging questions, point out things I’m noticing, and invite you to look at parts of your story that might be uncomfortable. And you’re allowed to challenge me, too. We’re both humans in this room, and I want us to be honest with each other.
There’s no rush to get somewhere you think you “should” be by now. We’ll move at your pace and make room for whatever shows up along the way: sadness, anger, fear, pride, joy, disappointment. You don’t have to push those feelings away or make them more comfortable for me.
Together, we’ll get curious about what’s happening now, how your past may be showing up in it, and what those pieces can help you understand about yourself.
Sometimes the way we react in the present makes more sense when we understand what we’ve lived through in the past. Together, we’ll get curious about those connections, make room for emotions that may be difficult to sit with, and start putting the pieces together without rushing the process.
My approach is client-centered and integrative, drawing from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT). With younger clients, I use Play Therapy to help children express and work through experiences in ways that fit their developmental needs.
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I feel safest trying new activities when I’m surrounded by people I love—whether it’s playing tennis (one of my favorite pastimes) or cheering on my favorite women’s gymnastics team. I’m Team Edward all the way, a self-proclaimed pickle enthusiast, and I could happily eat sandwiches for the rest of my life. When I’m not diving into the fascinating lives of royals from the past or avoiding the daily struggle of doing my hair, you’ll find me indulging in my go-to foodie favorites: a chicken bacon ranch sandwich on rosemary parm bread from Jersey Mike’s, honey walnut shrimp from Chef Cao’s, breakfast tacos from Yole’s La Familia Taqueria, and tacos de asada y pastor from La Perla Tapatia Meat Market. Oh, and whoop! Fightin’ Texas Aggie Class of ’18! My favorite quote is:
"You are valuable just because you exist. Not because of what you do or what you have done, but simply because you are.” - Max Lucado
