Therapeutic Approaches
My approach is trauma-informed, collaborative, compassionate, and tailored to each person. I draw from attachment-based, polyvagal, systemic, and social justice-informed perspectives alongside Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and parts-based approaches.
I integrate evidence-based practices while trusting that you already carry insight, resilience, and wisdom.
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
Rather than trying to eliminate discomfort, ACT helps you develop a different relationship with your inner experiences so they have less control over your life.
In ACT-informed work, we:
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Notice thoughts without becoming entangled in them
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Make space for difficult emotions with greater compassion
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Clarify what matters most to you
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Take meaningful action aligned with your values, even when life feels hard
Emotionally Focused Therapy
EFT is grounded in attachment theory and focuses on emotional safety, connection, and responsiveness.
Rather than analyzing emotions from a distance, EFT helps us gently turn toward them and understand what they’re asking for.
In EFT-informed work, we:
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Slow down emotional experiences
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Identify underlying attachment needs
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Build emotional awareness and regulation
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Strengthen self-trust and relational patterns
Polyvagel and Somatic Informed
Your nervous system is constantly scanning for safety or threat. When it’s been under chronic stress, it may stay stuck in patterns of fight, flight, shutdown, or constant vigilance.
Polyvagal-informed and somatic work helps us understand these patterns without pathologizing them.
This may include:
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Learning how your nervous system responds to stress
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Building regulation skills that actually feel doable
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Increasing body awareness in a gentle, contained way
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Expanding your capacity to stay present with emotions
Parts-Informed
We all have different parts of ourselves that developed for good reasons. Some parts may be protective, striving to keep you safe through perfectionism, people-pleasing, overthinking, or staying busy. Other parts may carry hurt, fear, shame, or loneliness.
In parts-informed work, we:
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Identify and understand the different parts of yourself
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Explore how protective strategies developed over time
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Build compassion for the roles these parts have played
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Foster greater inner harmony, flexibility, and self-leadership