If you’ve had challenging or traumatizing life experiences, the effects can be life-altering, impacting how you feel and move through the world.

Maybe you’re struggling with intrusive thoughts, get easily upset or overwhelmed, often feel avoidant or unsafe, and/or experience a general sense of disconnection from the world around you. Even everyday activities might strike you as enormously difficult, making even the ordinary things a serious challenge.

In therapy, working to establish trust and safety is the first and most important step. We’ll go at your pace to understand and process your pain, fear, and distress, including how it emerges and how you cope. Regaining a sense of connection, openness, and agency is possible, helping you live your life on your terms again.

Do you have a difficult time feeling close and connected with others? Do people often frustrate or intimidate you? Is sustained intimacy a challenge? If interactions tend to leave you feeling anxious or dysregulated, it could result in an increasing sense of isolation, angst, or hopelessness.

Throughout our lives, the way we relate to others typically starts to form into patterns, which in some cases can result in a continual feeling of failure and disappointment that only gets worse and worse as time goes on.

Together, identifying and addressing these dynamics is the first step toward making meaningful change in your relationships. We’ll consider your needs and how to best get them met in a manner that is sustainable for you. By getting to know yourself, identifying your sensitivities, desires, and values, you can work on building relationships that feel much more supportive and enriching.

Are you feeling lost or overwhelmed by the direction your life is heading? Maybe you feel like every day is repetitive or unrewarding, where not much lands as particularly meaningful or worthwhile. Or, perhaps you believe you aren’t living the life you envisioned for yourself, and things are more or less ‘off track’. It can leave you feeling frustrated, ashamed, or depressed.

Our identities evolve over time, which can lead us to feel out of step with our current circumstances. Furthermore, life’s responsibilities can oftentimes feel demanding, limiting, or imposing - leaving little opportunity to reflect or make significant change.

Therapy can establish the necessary space to clarify and address these concerns through meaningful exploration and evaluation. We will work on aligning your personal values with your goals, considering your strengths, and taking steps to chart a way forward that feels possible, fulfilling, and worthwhile.

Identifying as “creative” can carry many meanings. You may be an artist, a designer, a writer, or someone who moves through life with curiosity, openness, and imagination. You may also be struggling to connect your creative capacities with a sense of direction, value, or worth.

Creativity isn’t just about making art; it is a way of perceiving, responding to, and making meaning of your experiences. It shapes how you relate to yourself, others, and the world.

My doctoral dissertation focused on creativity as a fundamental human capacity and how attending to it in therapy can foster understanding, growth, and self-expression. Our work can help you consider and refine your unique perspective in a way that serves your best.

Immigration is a deeply personal and challenging experience that can bring both possibility and profound uncertainty. You may find yourself navigating feelings of isolation or disconnection. You may feel constant pressure to adapt, perform, and belong in ways that feel unfamiliar or forced. Building a life across cultures can complicate your identity, as you carry multiple worlds at once while trying to understand how you can possibly fit it all together.

Having worked with people from across the globe, I strive to approach therapy with curiosity, openness, and respect for the complexity of your experience. Our work can help you process your journey so far and reflect on where you want to go next. We will consider what you’ve been through, what you’re facing, and how your values and culture can guide you toward a sense of fulfillment and belonging.

I have extensive experience with the following diagnoses, but also work with people who have never received a formal diagnosis or are new to therapy.

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD)

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Panic Disorder (PD)

Adjustment Disorder

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (cPTSD)

Bipolar I / Bipolar II (adjunctive with medication)

Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD)

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)