I know you are looking for the opposite experience of what I had with my first therapist: stuffy, pretentious, and hypocritical advice from someone that didn’t know or understand me. This is a therapist directory website, which could mean you are already on your journey to closing the gap between where you are and where you want to be. I’m sure you have already tried many things. I may not be the first therapist you have seen or considered working with about this. I know you need something different than what you have had. Having spent years facilitating wilderness and adventure therapy, I understand that when we shift our internal landscape, that we experience the trail we are walking differently. When we shift our experience of anxiety, stress, trauma responses, etc, we change our relationships, careers/academics, and lifestyles. This only works if you can feel that I am understanding you without judging you. Therapeutic change happens under similar conditions that I eat a burrito: a judge free zone where it’s safe to be messy. You can expect my style to reflect core values of empathy and authenticity wrapped in a soft shell of playful fun and humor.