Let’s help you find yourself again.

Living with vitality, connection, and a sense of peace is possible. Individual counseling can help you explore your inner world so you can make changes that last.

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On the outside, you look like you are doing fine, but on the inside, anxiety and self-doubt tell a different story. Maybe you have some confusing or painful emotions that are coming up or just a vague conviction that life should feel more real— more alive— than it does.

You may feel disconnected from relationships— like you’re kind of hovering over your own life. Individual counseling is a place to explore your experience with another person— not just for deeper understanding (though that’s a part of it!), but for a new experience that helps you access deeper parts of your inner world.

Individual Counseling

How can counseling help?

Emotional Healing

Work through unresolved emotions and trauma to find relief from anxiety, depression, and distress.

Self-Understanding

Discover how your past experiences and unconscious patterns influence your present.

Relational Growth

Shift old dynamics and develop more fulfilling, connected relationships with people in your life.

1) Exploration

We start by spending some time making sense of where you are, what’s been going on in your life, and really diving into your present experience. You’ll be heard and understood without judgement - it’s all about curiosity, building trust, and settling in together.

2) Insight

We start wondering together about how you got here while exploring some of the deeper thoughts and feelings you’re experiencing. You’ll make sense of your story in ways you couldn’t before.

3) Action

We’re helping you find new ways to engage with yourself, others, and the world. You get to experiment with what you found in exploration and insight, bring it back to counseling— like a base camp— so you can learn and grow.

How Counseling Works

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • We’ll meet and talk together about why you’re wanting to start counseling and how you’re hoping it will help. I’ll ask you questions about your life background and experiences and give you time to ask me questions about my approach to make sure we’ll be a good fit.

  • While this depends on what type of support you’re needing, most clients see me weekly or bi-weekly so we can build a strong relationship and stay focused on helping you grow.

  • In counseling you say whatever comes to mind! Seriously - you speak as freely as you’re able, even if it feels awkward or unrelated. Trust me. It will connect with why you’re here. When that feels hard, I encourage people to talk with me about what they’ve been feeling throughout the week - that brings us to important places together.

  • This depends on why you’re starting therapy. Many people start to feel better within a 6 months, but stay in counseling because they want to feel more. Deeper self-exploration takes time. I think you’re worth getting to know and grow if you are able to take the time.

  • I practice a type of counseling based on depth, insight, and relationship.* This means that we go deeper into the problems that are bringing you here and view your life in a holistic, connected way. We are not fully transparent to ourselves, so we pay attention to conscious and unconscious parts of your experience. We do all of this work within a safe and trusted relationship that helps improve your relationships outside of counseling.

    You’ll be able to address symptoms (anxiety, depression, etc.) while paying attention to the background thoughts and feelings that exist behind these symptoms. Together we’ll make sense of your experiences, which will result in greater self-esteem, connection, and fulfillment.

    *You can read more about this type of therapy and the research that supports it here.

  • When counseling is effective, you may find yourself understanding yourself at a deeper level, feeling emotions more deeply, experiencing more connection with yourself and others, and having an increased sense of freedom or creativity in how you engage with your life.

    There is no single outcome for counseling - everyone needs different things from the relationship. But overall, counseling should help you love, work, and play with greater depth and fulfillment amidst life’s inevitable pain and uncertainty.