Areas of Focus

Attachment and relationships are at the foundation of our human experience. From our earliest connections, we learn what to expect from others like whether it’s safe to be vulnerable, whether we’ll be listened to, or whether we have to hide parts of ourselves to be loved. It can also often be the case that we were not taught how to identify or communicate how we feel.

Therapy can help you bring awareness to the relational dynamics you experience, build skills, grieve unmet needs, and rebuild your relationship with yourself, so connection with others can feel more authentic and nourishing.

I understand grief is our response to any unwanted change. This can encompass many parts of life including mourning the death of a loved one, the loss of a relationship, a rupture in family, or even a version of life you hoped for. Grief takes time and does not always follow a linear path.

A teacher once told me, “Grief is not a problem to be solved, but rather a process to be lived.” In therapy, we slow down, we give language and space to some of our most painful feelings. Gently, we will engage this soul work to process and integrate your grief so that it becomes something you feel more able to carry forward with you.

Low self-esteem doesn’t always look like self-hatred. Sometimes it looks like overworking, over-giving, comparing yourself constantly, questioning whether you’re “too much” or “not enough.” Maybe you’re kind to others, but harsh with yourself.

This can take many forms. What I often see here is self-doubt, high criticism and shame, and low compassion. In therapy, I want to meet you where you are at and understand more about you and how you experience yourself. Together, our self-esteem work won’t be about becoming “better.” What we will explore is how to develop self- trust, self-compassion, and allowing room for imperfection, vulnerability, and self-acceptance.

There is no definitive way to be a man or express masculinity and yet, we live in a culture that has immense pressures and expectations that often limit men within their relationships with themselves and others. Many of the men I have worked with in therapy have explored themes of loneliness, anger and aggression, insecurity, achievement and expectations, intimacy and relationships, identity and relational roles, mindfulness and inner child work, among many others.

This is your invitation to enter a judgement-free space where you can be seen and understood.