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About My Clients
Most clients already know what their struggles are, whether that’s communication issues, difficulty connecting with and trusting others, people-pleasing, struggles coping with emotions and triggers, lack of boundaries, anxiety, inability to feel happy even when things are good - the list goes on! What they don’t know is WHY they struggle and WHAT TO DO to change it! And that’s where I step in. My goal as a therapist is to help you answer the question of: “So what do I DO about this now?"
My Background and Approach
In my 13 years of helping people heal from and prevent Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN), I’ve identified 5 key components for healing to happen: 1. Acceptance of being emotionally neglected, 2. Identifying what was missing from your childhood that you needed but didn’t get and how this impacts you today, 3. Naming your unmet emotional needs and learning how to meet them now, 4. Understanding and working with your learned coping strategies so that they stop controlling your life, and 5. Reconnecting with yourself via your emotions. My approach is direct and collaborative (I don't just sit back and listen for an hour!) with strong elements of coaching, psychoeducation, and experiential techniques, which is important in the process of reparenting yourself. I'm trained in treating relational trauma and use trauma-focused therapy techniques like Internal Family Systems, somatic techniques, and inner child work. I also give small "homework" tasks to solidify learning and new skills.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
Trauma isn't just the presence of bad things that happened. It's also the ABSENCE of good things that SHOULD have happened. And Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN) is a type of invisible childhood trauma in which you miss out on the good things that SHOULD have happened in order for you to become an adult who: knows and feels confident in themself, can effectively connect with and cope with their own and others' feelings, can create and maintain healthy relationships that incorporate effective communication, boundaries and emotional safety. However, even though you missed out on learning these things growing up, I wholeheartedly believe you can still LEARN THEM NOW. And I am passionate about helping you in this process of reparenting yourself, one skill at a time.