Person-Centered (Rogerian)

Therapy would not exist without the relationship between therapist and client. Carl Rogers believed in exhibiting positive regard to all those who sat in front of him. The client is the expert on their own story.

A profound awareness of your here-and-now emotional and cognitive experience can help you bring light to detrimental thought patterns that you have been falling into over and over again. With a better sense of self awareness, you will feel empowered to break and replace those unhelpful thought patterns that keep you down.

Accepting yourself as you are and embracing your inherent worthiness are foundational to sustainable change. I will model this welcoming stance during our sessions. I will also be putting you in the driver's seat of your own treatment. While I can offer perspective and information, this is ultimately a collaborative process. You choose how treatment is structured.

I am interested in helping clients develop creative coping skills designed specifically for them. I am majorly influenced by the work of Virginia Satir and her principles of congruence, as well as John Bowlby and his workings in attachment theory.

You are my focus, not the problem. You are the best expert of you, and ultimately know what is best. My role is to facilitate an environment in which clients can bring about positive change.

“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” - Carl Rogers. I will assist you in gaining self-compassion and support through person-centered therapy techniques.

Person-Centered theory is all about a way of being towards you. It is grounded in the desire to show respect and care for you as a person. Carl Rogers (founder of Person-Centered theory) coined an idea known as Unconditional Positive Regard. The goal of my actions as your counselor is to show a deep value, care, and respect, for you. I want to create a space that says, “I honor you and hold no judgment for any piece of you.” A space where you can safely become the best version of yourself.

As a person-centered therapist, I provide a safe space for clients to feel heard, understood, and seen. I work with my clients collaboratively to help foster progress and changes in the areas the client wants to focus on.

I use Person-Centered therapy as my foundation as I believe you are the expert of your life and I am here to be your support. I'll help you iron out the wrinkles so that you can better able to understand yourself and meet your goals of therapy.

Utilizing person-centered therapy, I can support you with empathy to discuss what is on your mind. Led by empathetic understanding to help connect to you, the client, and explore and speak about your thoughts and feelings. I have utilized the therapeutic technique of person-centered therapy with clients which helped create a big impact in improving their self-esteem, coping mechanisms, and the way they see their world.

The basis of my eclectic orientation is person-centered techniques. I highly value the therapeutic relationship and space as critical to helping people make the progress that they are wanting to make. I like fostering a relationship where individuals can be themselves and really get to the bottom of what is wrong.

I gravitated toward this theory in my education and training and it has been my main approach in my work since.

“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” - Carl Rogers. I will assist you in gaining self-compassion and support through person-centered therapy techniques.

I believe in each persons individual and unique way of experiencing their lives. By creating a space for independence, promoting their dignity and respecting their values, my clients feels supported and understood. They are validated in who they are and the decisions they make in life.

I believe that in order for a therapeutic relationship to thrive, it needs to be built on a foundation of non-judgment and trust. I also believe that the client knows themselves best, and my job is to facilitate your ability to reflect and process.