My Approach to Therapy
Therapy Helps You Work With Your Emotions—Not Against Them
Therapy doesn’t have to feel vague or endless.
I believe therapy should be both compassionate and practical.
My approach is grounded in evidence-based therapies, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Prolonged Exposure (PE) for trauma and mindfulness-based practices. These approaches work together to to help you better 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, we focus on:
Building awareness of your thoughts, emotions, and patterns
Developing skills to regulate intense emotions and reduce overwhelm
Learning how to tolerate distress without making things worse
Strengthening your ability to communicate clearly and set boundaries
Creating meaningful, values-driven change in your life
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
There’s a balance between acceptance and change at the heart of this work.
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!