How I Therapy
The values of therapy I subscribe to are quite different from what was chic in the days of Kittymund Freud up there. During our sessions we focus on what your vision of a healthy life or relationship looks like and we figure out a course of action together. It is a customized, collaborative process that places your hopes, dreams and values as the north star of our work.
Being relational means that I recognize the relationship we share as the foundation of our work. It’s been shown that a client’s goals are more likely to be met when they feel an authentic connection with their therapist and this rings true to my personal experience as well. One particular therapist, who skillfully combined his authentic self with his clinical training, helped me feel more connected to life, my values, my sense of self, and how to ride the inevitable ups and downs. My sincere hope is that I can facilitate the same for others.
Narrative therapy seeks to be a respectful, non-blaming approach that centers people as the experts in their own lives. It views problems as separate from people and assumes people have many skills, competencies, beliefs, values, commitments and abilities that will assist them to reduce the influence of problems in their lives.
Combining all that with training in trauma and soul-nurturing values such as unconditional positive regard, non-judgment, compassion, empathic attunement, safety building, honesty, probably (hopefully) some silliness - and as a #1 curiosity-er and believer in you = How I Therapy.