Person-Centered (Rogerian)

I prioritize building a strong therapeutic alliance, where you are free to explore your thoughts and feelings without fear of judgment. I trust in your ability to find solutions and navigate life’s challenges with the right support. My role is to walk alongside you, offering encouragement and understanding as you work toward your goals and realize your full potential.

I am an empathic and authentic therapist. My style is gentle, but direct, and I believe in providing unconditional positive regard to all of my clients. That is, you are worthy of respect and care as a human being, without judgment. My job is to support your process of self-exploration and helping you to challenge the different ways that your worthiness as a human as been constructed according to certain "conditions" -- like, feeling a need to be perfect or successful in order to feel worthy.

I use a person centered approach, which believes the client is the expert on their own experience and the therapist helps to guide in growth. As a therapist, this means I place importance on a collaborative and safe relationship which values client autonomy, self-actualization and uniqueness.

A person enters person centered therapy in a state of incongruence. It is the role of the therapists to reverse this situation. The purpose of Roger’s humanistic therapy is to increase a person’s feelings of self-worth, reduce the level of incongruence between the ideal and actual self, and help a person become more of a fully functioning person.

You will be supported as an individual in my sessions, and allowed to feel your emotions and be encouraged to do so. I work hard to avoid judgment in my sessions, as judgement will shut down growth and change.

This form of psychotherapy is grounded in the idea that people are inherently motivated toward achieving positive psychological functioning.

My doctoral studies and training focused on classical, Client-Centered theory and therapies in the tradition founded by Carl Rogers. I teach Person-Centered therapy at the graduate level, contributing to clinical research and international conferences.

I know that you are the expert on your experiences and your world, I can provide expertise on the process and wellness strategies. We will work together to combine our perspectives and create a healthy and collaborative plan to make the most of your time.

If we do not feel heard, seen and understood, no progress can be made. You are not a problem to be fixed but a person to walk alongside as you navigate life struggles.

I am deeply passionate about the principles of Person-Centered Therapy and have extensive training and experience in its application. I believe in fostering a genuine and empathetic therapeutic relationship built on trust, respect, and unconditional positive regard. By creating a safe space for you to express yourself authentically, I empower you to tap into your own inner resources and find solutions that resonate with your values and beliefs.

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I believe that you are the expert on yourself, and that the things you feel are most important to discuss are what will guide our therapeutic work together.

Research shows that the quality of the therapeutic relationship is the most pivotal factor in the success or failure of treatment. The three core conditions of the Person-Centered approach are unconditional positive regard, empathy and authenticity and set the stage for an effective therapeutic alliance. I strive to communicate these qualities to my clients to encourage trust and transparency resulting in growth and healing.

A person-centered approach was one of the core tenants of my graduate program at the California Institute of Integral Studies. I believe in the individual's ability to determine and enact what is in their own best interest, and that the therapist's role is to support this capacity. My ultimate goal is to make myself obsolete and see you off into the world stronger than when you first arrived in my office.

Person-Centered Therapy focuses on the therapeutic relationship. People are not flawed and are not their mental diagnosis. Everyone has the capacity to change and are on a path to self-actualization. The therapist provides the client with empathy and unconditional positive regard to create change in therapy. The client may have had "conditional" positive regard with many people in their life. This therapy creates a safe environment for the client to explore thoughts and feelings in the moment.

Person-centered therapy helps clients explore their feelings and develop insights about themselves. It's based on the idea that people are naturally motivated to achieve positive psychological functioning, and that clients are the experts on what works best for them.

I am dedicated to fostering a supportive and empathetic therapeutic environment. My expertise lies in empowering clients by emphasizing their innate strengths and capacity for self-healing. Through active listening, unconditional positive regard, and genuine empathy, I guide clients in exploring their thoughts and feelings, promoting personal growth and self-discovery. This approach helps clients achieve greater self-awareness and fulfillment.