My Approach toTherapy

Therapy That Helps You Work With Your Emotions—Not Against Them

Therapy doesn’t have to feel vague or endless.

My approach is both compassionate and practical.

I use evidence-based therapies, including DBT, ACT, Prolonged Exposure for trauma and mindfulness, to help you understand your emotions, build effective coping skills, and create meaningful change.

A Different Way of Understanding Intensity

You’re not too much.

You’re someone who feels deeply—and that requires the right tools, not less emotion.

I specialize in working with highly sensitive people and those who experience emotions intensely.

Together, we focus on helping you respond to those emotions in ways that feel centered, effective, and aligned with the life you want to create.

Why DBT

I use Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)—an evidence-based approach designed to help people manage intense emotions while building meaningful, lasting change.

DBT balances two things at the same time:

  • accepting where you are

  • building the skills to move forward

In our work together, you’ll learn how to:

  • regulate overwhelming emotions

  • tolerate distress without making things worse

  • navigate relationships more effectively

  • shift patterns that keep you stuck

This is not passive therapy.
You’ll leave sessions with tools you can actually use.

What Therapy With Me Looks Like

Sessions are active, collaborative, and focused.

We don’t just explore what’s happening—we work on:

  • identifying patterns in real time

  • applying skills to current situations

  • building consistency between sessions

You can expect:

  • structure without rigidity

  • validation without staying stuck

  • practical guidance you can apply in your daily life

Who This Work Is For

This approach tends to be a strong fit if you:

  • feel overwhelmed by your emotions

  • struggle with reactivity or impulsive responses

  • overthink, shut down, or swing between the two

  • have tried insight-based therapy but need something more practical

  • want to feel more steady, confident, and in control

A Steadier Way Forward

Change doesn’t come from forcing yourself to feel less.

It comes from learning how to work with what you feel—skillfully.

If you’re ready for that kind of change, I would love to work with you!