My approach integrates principles and techniques from multiple therapeutic modalities, including emotion-focused therapies (EFT), cognitive-behavioural therapies (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and family therapies. I also incorporate a critical multicultural lens in considering how social, cultural and systemic factors might contribute to our experiences. I am also influenced by theories of attachment and research on the effects of difficult personal histories on the brain and body.
I have worked with clients in both time-limited and long-term capacities, and we would consider numerous factors in determining a timeframe for our work together. In some cases, clients seek short-term therapy to attend to specific symptoms, develop new forms of coping, or to plan how best to navigate new experiences. Other clients may need us to work together in a more sustained way that uses the unique client-therapist relationship as a place to safely be seen, share, and co-explore places that are difficult or unfamiliar. My hope is that we work with a person’s unique strengths and abilities to cultivate supportive connection, a sense of personal meaning and deeper self-understanding.