Areas of Focus

People seek therapy for many different reasons, and no single approach is right for every person or every problem. My work begins with developing a shared understanding of the factors contributing to your difficulties and selecting evidence-based interventions that fit your goals, circumstances, and response to treatment.

Depending on your needs, treatment may draw from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE), and other evidence-based behavioral therapies.

Anxiety often leads people to avoid situations, seek reassurance, or become caught in cycles of worry and overthinking. While these strategies may provide temporary relief, they often strengthen anxiety over time. Treatment focuses on developing more effective ways of responding while increasing the ability to engage in the life you want to live.

OCD involves intrusive thoughts, images, or urges that lead to compulsions, avoidance, or reassurance seeking. Treatment typically includes Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), often integrated with ACT, to help people respond more flexibly to uncertainty and intrusive thoughts while reducing the behaviors that maintain OCD.

Traumatic experiences can continue to affect thoughts, emotions, relationships, and behavior long after the event has passed. Treatment is individualized and may include Prolonged Exposure (PE), ACT, and other evidence-based approaches that help people reduce avoidance and reconnect with what matters most.

Whether working with individuals or couples, therapy focuses on understanding recurring patterns of communication, conflict, avoidance, and disconnection. The goal is to develop more effective ways of responding that strengthen relationships and support meaningful change.

When emotions feel overwhelming, it can be difficult to respond in ways that reflect long-term goals and values. Treatment may incorporate principles from DBT, ACT, and other behavioral therapies to strengthen emotional awareness, increase behavioral flexibility, and support more effective responses.

When a child or adolescent is struggling with anxiety, OCD, avoidant or restrictive eating, or difficulties becoming more independent, the entire family is affected. I work with parents and families to better understand these patterns and develop responses that support both the child's growth and the family's well-being, including the use of SPACE principles when appropriate.