COUNSELING PHILOSOPHY

I believe all individuals have inherent worth, seek meaning and purpose, and strive toward wanting to be the best version of themselves. I view individuals holistically, taking into consideration mind, body, and spirit. My desire is to help people empower themselves to understand and enact these principles. A few of my core beliefs include:

• Our individual cultures enrich who we are, making each person unique.

• Our family history informs our lives, but does not dictate our future.

• Each individual has a drive to be better and can achieve goals through their own inherent strengths and skills.

• Everyone has a story and we co-write that story together with others, in community.

• All things are connected.

COUNSELING APPROACH

In brief, my counseling approach is grounded in humanistic philosophy that heavily relies on developmental, systemic, and multicultural understandings of people. I incorporate concepts and methods from Adlerian Individual Psychology, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Expressive Arts Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Gestalt. I’m a creative and former artist, so I use art and creative expression in many of my sessions.