About My Work
I am a licensed psychotherapist specializing in integration-focused, trauma-informed therapy for adults who are functional, reflective, and internally stuck.
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Most of the people I work with are not lacking insight.
They understand themselves well — sometimes too well — but insight alone has not changed how they feel, decide, or respond under pressure.
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My work is grounded in a simple observation:
psychological suffering is often maintained not by emotions themselves, but by a disrupted relationship with internal experience — especially emotions that feel overwhelming, inconvenient, or destabilizing.
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Rather than helping clients control, eliminate, or “work through” difficult emotions, I focus on restoring the capacity to stay present with them. From that place, clarity, agency, and forward movement emerge naturally.
My Role in Therapy
I don’t position myself as an expert who interprets, diagnoses, or directs.
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I work as an integrator and thinking partner — someone who helps clients observe their internal responses without escalating them, normalize what is human and understandable, and gradually widen the space for choice.
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Together, we slow down the processes by which emotions become overwhelming, thoughts become rigid, and internal reactions take up more space than they need to.
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This work is not about becoming calm at all costs.
It is about developing enough tolerance and clarity to respond differently — even when discomfort is present.
Training & Professional Background
​I am a Certified EMDR Therapist and EMDR Approved Consultant, with advanced training in trauma treatment, clinical hypnosis, and relational and sexual health.
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Rather than practicing one modality in isolation, I work integratively — drawing from multiple frameworks while staying grounded in how change actually unfolds in real life.
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At the core of my approach is a simple but demanding principle:
Emotional experience does not need to be eliminated in order for life to move forward.
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Much of the suffering I see comes not from emotions themselves, but from the struggle against them — the urgency to control, explain away, or override what is already happening internally.
What clients often discover
As internal experience becomes less threatening, clients often find that:
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Emotions feel more manageable without being suppressed
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Frustration and anxiety no longer dictate decisions
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Perspective widens without forced positivity
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Life feels less like something to manage and more like something to engage with
Change doesn’t come from fighting reality.
It comes from learning how to stay with it.
Who this work fits best
This approach tends to resonate with people who:
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Are psychologically minded but tired of over-analyzing themselves
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Want depth and clarity without endless emotional excavation
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Are willing to engage actively and reflect between sessions
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Value integration over symptom control
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It is not a good fit for those seeking quick relief, passive support, or a therapist to “fix” them.