Gestalt Therapy

I have a passion for gestalt psychotherapy.

I focus on the here and now, understanding the past exists, but not allowing the to define your future.

Gestalt therapy is oriented around building awareness: of ourselves, of our thoughts & behaviors, of our choices, and of our physical systems that are constantly sending us invaluable data about our experiences. Through the gestalt process, clients learn to become more aware of how their own negative thought patterns and behaviors are blocking true self-awareness.

Gestalt therapy helps the client focus on the present to understand what is actually happening in their lives at this moment, and how it makes them feel presently, rather than what they may assume to be happening based on past experiences. The whole person must be explored, discovered, and confronted.

Gestalt therapy invites us to slow down and notice—what we feel, what we need, and how we relate. I use this approach to support deeper awareness in the present moment, especially when old wounds or protective patterns are getting in the way. It’s not about analyzing from afar—it’s about experiencing what’s real, so we can move with more honesty, self-trust, and connection.

With this approach, we will work together to focus on your experience in the present moment.

I have trained extensively with many of the pioneers of Gestalt Therapy.

I am a Certified Gestalt Therapist and trained at the Gestalt Associates for Psychotherapy 4 year Clinical Fellowship Program.

I use a Gestalt therapy framework to help clients focus on the 'here and now,' bringing awareness to their present moment experience. Through this process, we explore the awareness continuum, noticing thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations as they arise. This approach fosters greater self-awareness and empowers clients to recognize patterns, deepen their understanding of themselves, and make more conscious choices in their lives.

Integrating conflicting voices within.

Gestalt therapy focuses on the here and now. We explore what feels alive for you in the present moment and use that aliveness as a launching pad for where you would like to go. Body sensations, thoughts and feelings inform the process of discovering what choices you have as you move forward.

Together we will work to understand how you holistically experience the present moment in your mind, body and emotional self. This work seeks to uncover and accept the fullness of who you are and what you need to find contentment, joy, and meaning in your life. We may explore your family system or notable events from youth if they are creating an interruption in your life now.

I love Gestalt therapy because I do people that people are more than the sum of their parts. I like how it can help increase awareness of the present moment, and I use a lot of parts work to explore sides of the client that may be less frequently visible. I also use some Internal Family System ideas that are based on Gestalt parts work to help clients be in deeper relationship with themselves and their inner motivations.

To me, Gestalt therapy means being aware of what's alive in the present moment, and attending to that. Clients don't need to prepare anything for session, because there is always something happening in the mind and body to be curious about or just be with. I also invite experimentation into our sessions to explore and have new experiences, often through art or somatic movement.

Gestalt is a type of parts work therapy, which means we see the human psyche as a combination of different parts that sometimes have quite different feelings and needs. Parts work can be incredibly helpful when we conceptualize inner conflict, and can help bring compassion to parts that hold challenging or outdated beliefs about ourselves, others or the world. I use Gestalt therapy to support my clients in growing awareness and understanding of our complexity as human beings.

Sometimes just talking about a problem doesn't quite get the job done. By engaging in "safe experiments" in session, Gestalt therapy helps us to release ourselves from the bondage of old emotional wounds.

Nearly seven years of clinical experience using gestalt therapy.