While I utilize a variety of interventions in my practice, my overall approach is grounded in the belief that meaningful change requires us to understand our symptoms rather than treating them as problems to be solved. More often than not, they’re telling us something important about how we adapted to our experiences, relationships, and circumstances, and attending to what they reveal can open the door to deeper understanding and more lasting change. As such, I tend to be a particularly good fit for those whose struggles feel complicated, longstanding, or difficult to make sense of. While people come to me for a variety of reasons, much of my work centers on the lasting effects of complex childhood trauma, addiction, painful relationship patterns, and experiences that shape our sense of worth and safety. Because these struggles rarely have a single cause or impact only one part of our lives, I take an integrative approach that draws on different ways of understanding and treating them. Above all, I believe that every person, made in the image of God, possesses an inherent dignity and a conscience worthy of respect. I therefore regard therapy as a sacred space: time set apart to attend honestly to ourselves and to the reality of our lives. It is a tremendous honor to be entrusted with that work, and one I strive to approach with gratitude, humility, and grace.