Humanistic Therapy

Humanistic therapy is at the heart of my work with clients. It's a foundation of equality, one where we collaborate to explore your concerns and work through them together. This modality really emphasizes getting to know yourself and how your experiences have brought you to where you are today. There is never judgment in my counseling room. I will always meet you with empathy, compassion, and warmth as I help you identify patterns and understand yourself and your life better.

My theoretical approach is integrative and customized to address each individual client’s life circumstances, needs, and wishes. Client-centered and collaborative, our work together can embrace advanced evidenced-based treatments, as well as explore how the unconscious influences our behavior, with the most important detail being that it all works for you.

A foundation of humanistic therapy is recognizing the potential of each individual and helping them to actualize this. Everyone, at times, struggles in actualizing their potential. Roadblocks to personal growth often lead to anxiety, doubt, insecurity, and depression. Self-awareness, self-acceptance, and growth toward actualizing one's potential are important components of overcoming a variety of personal, emotional, ad relational problems.

If you're human, chances are you have experienced some sort of angst. I see the humanistic and person-centered approaches as two sides of the same coin. As a secular humanist, my values closely align with this methodology in that I love helping my clients realize that they have everything they need to cope with reality. People often just need to be shown how to rediscover their strengths and reminded that it's ok to not be ok.

I view each being as full of wisdom; holding the answers they need within themselves. I work as a support to folks to explore-- to dig deep -- and reach those answers themselves so they can live the life they desire. Looking at their experiences/individual needs, community, and place within systems to explore what their particular needs and desires are moving forward.

AKA Rogerian therapy; Rogers believed similarly to Maslow, but also believed that the pathway to this actualization is a fertile environment where unconditional positive regard and transparency are present in the room. I am a natural cheerleader of people.

Specializing in humanistic therapy, we will explore your self-actualization, personal values, and how you relate and communicate with others. We will foster your innate capacity for positive change, primarily through the theory of transactional analysis.

I firmly believe in Carl Rogers' emphasis on the bond between a therapist and their client. A trusting, accepting and empathic therapeutic alliance is the most essential component of any therapeutic journey. Our time together provides a judgment-free zone, a space that is yours only where one can feel heard and seen unconditionally.

As a humanistic therapist, I help guide clients toward aligning their identities with their inner desires and potential. I want my clients to receive the greatest possible fulfillment from their lives.

My approach is informed by Carl Rogers and Eugene Gendlin's contributions to Humanistic therapies which prioritizes the inherent capacity for growth and healing within all individuals. I specialize in humanistic techniques like empathic listening, focusing on immediate experiences, and fostering self-awareness to create an environment where clients can engage in self-exploration and meaning-making. I am a member of the APA-division of Humanistic Psychology.

I will always remain firm in my belief that my clients are the experts in their lives and have the potential to reach their goals. I work from a perspective that fuels empowerment and radical self love.

I co-created a theory called Compassion Based Awareness Therapy. This theory is rooted in Humanistic, Attachment and Zen. The focus is in bringing awareness to your internal dynamics and how these get played out in relationships. We look through the lens of compassion because people CANNOT learn when they are being run by fear or shame. You are not your thoughts, feelings or behavior; these are clues. Collaboratively, with curiosity & compassion, we explore, uncover, unlearn & relearn.

As a humanistic therapist, I excel in creating a warm, empathetic, and non-judgmental environment where you can explore your feelings and experiences. My expertise lies in fostering self-actualization and personal growth by emphasizing your inherent potential and strengths. Through techniques such as active listening and unconditional positive regard, I support you in discovering your true self and achieving greater fulfillment and well-being.

We are all connected through our shared experience of being human. Getting to know ourselves is one of the most empowering and healing things we can do. I fully believe that being seen, heard, and witnessed nonjudgmentally by another human is one of the most healing experiences we can have.

I am generally humanistic in my theoretical alignment. I believe that the client will naturally bring up and integrate the work that is most important for them to do, and my role is to be a support system, someone who listens and hears them, and holds space.

Even though therapy is inherently clinical, what we have in common is our humanity. First and foremost, I believe that the power of humans to connect to one another is key to the therapeutic relationship. I provide a safe place to learn about human dynamics, common misconceptions about being a person, and ways to navigate both the psyche and our world.

Therapy focuses on the whole person and not just what has occurred. I work collaboratively and look at the client through holistically and how they are coping; emotionally, physically, socially and spiritually.