My therapeutic approach is thoughtfully tailored, drawing from a constellation of variables unique to each individual. I consider your personal history, current concerns, and previous experiences with therapy, along with any past or ongoing psychiatric interventions. The presence and quality of your support systems play a pivotal role, as does my evolving understanding of your likely personality structure.

I also take into account your aspirations and goals, the nuances of your language, and your distinct relational style. By weaving together these threads, I aim to create a collaborative, responsive framework that honors your individuality and fosters meaningful growth.

Collaboration and Flexibility
After building sufficient rapport, the course of therapy can be adapted according to your goals and preferred style of therapy, in conjunction with my clinical judgment and determination of your best interests.

Addressing Symptoms and Interventions
If your goal is to cope with a specific symptom within a few sessions, we can focus on your experience of the symptom, its origins, and the circumstances in which it arises. Following this, we may introduce skills from manualized therapeutic orientations. If these interventions and psychoeducation do not produce the desired outcome, it is important to discuss your perspective on why they may not have been effective and consider using a depth approach as an alternative.

Developing Self-Understanding
The overarching intention is to support you in learning enough about yourself to lead a life with an increased sense of agency, as well as greater capacity for productivity and play.

Therapeutic Focus
With couples, the same considerations as individual therapy are taken. However, couples therapy presents unique challenges, as contempt and resentment often coexist with poor communication skills or mismatched ideas regarding cooperative living. As a result, much of the therapeutic work focuses on establishing ideal relationship dynamics, along with psychoeducation and skill-building to support those dynamics.

Requirements for Participation

Couples therapy is undertaken only if both partners acknowledge a problem and genuinely intend to address it together through a collaborative approach. Manipulating a partner into attending is not acceptable.

Referral Conditions