I find that my clients are looking for specific tools to help them navigate difficult situations, such as reducing anxious thinking, managing depression, coping with trauma-related symptoms, setting boundaries in relationships, or building confidence in themselves. I have extensive experience teaching honed-in skills in these areas to best meet the specific needs of my clients. Additionally, I encourage my clients to take risks that allow them to have new experiences and challenge beliefs that may be holding them back from reaching their goals.
My style is inviting, warm, and authentic. I believe that maintaining a strong, empathic relationship is essential to creating a space that allows for creativity and growth. I draw from a number of evidence-based approaches (i.e., psychodynamic therapy, interpersonal family systems, cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, trauma focused therapy) and work together with my clients to find the approach that best fits their personality and individual needs. Therapy is a collaborative process—together we will identify what it is you’re hoping to work on, and explore different pathways that will bring you closer toward your goals.
Internal Family Systems
My approach draws heavily from the Internal Family Systems model, otherwise known as “parts work”. This model rests on the belief that we all have different aspects of ourselves that make up our personality and and drive our behavior, such as perfectionistic parts, the inner critic, socially anxious parts, parts that procrastinate, or parts that are pulled toward addiction. While many of us tend to push away the parts of us that we don’t like, these parts continue to impact our lives in ways that may or may not feel helpful. IFS teaches us how to access our core “self”, the part of ourselves that is wise, confident, compassionate, and innately capable of healing. With greater access to the “self”, you will be able to develop a trusting relationship with all of your parts to help them find balance within your system and pull away from less extreme roles that may not be serving you.
Credentials
Internal Family Systems Level 1 Training Program - 91 hours of training provided by the IFS Institute
Dr. Lindsay Gibson’s 3-Month Online Certificate Program on Treating Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists- completed 75 CEU hours toward AASECT sex therapy certification