Therapy Services

The relationship between the therapist and client is a container that will eventually reflect your patterns out in the world. I am constantly thinking about how to change our relationship to impact your treatment.

I am primarily relational in my treatment approach.

Psychoanalysis is integrated in the relational model I offer, its aim is to understand you in its entirety, and help you sort out what might be blocking you unconsciously.

I recommend this twice a week, but can see you once a week.

I sometimes use a combination of relational therapy and DBT. This helps people with complex issues, attachment issues, trauma. I like to do two sessions a week when I do this, because I feel most people need a full therapy session where they are just saying whatever they need to say. (jargon: free association)

but sometimes I recognize people need practical skills also.

In the second session, I like to do concrete skills and use Dialectical Behavior Therapy. This is a behavior modality that offers “tools” on mindfulness, emotional regulation, and more.

Existential therapy tackles big questions such as your outlook toward living and death, who you are, if your life has meaning, if you’re satisfied with your relationships.. And of course, existential crises. I use relational therapy blended with existential therapy for those struggling in this regard.

ERP - Exposure and Response Prevention

This is a modality that will let you explore your compulsions in an incremental way to help you break cycles of compulsive behavior and the effects of overwhelming OCD.

I work at a trans and queer affirming practice where we specialize in the treatment of OCD and hoarding disorders and receive specialized training in doing so. I am supervised by an OCD specialist.

ERP does not need to be used strictly for OCD.

I’m currently recruiting for group therapy set to start shortly for mixed individuals to process the complications of being biracial/multicultural in our society using intersectionality.

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I can provide professional letter writing for gender nonconforming and trans individuals whom desire surgery, electrolysis, HRT, or other gender affirming procedures.

I can do this pro-bono (free of charge), at standard rate or after a couple of sessions (sliding scale or normal rate). I will determine this after a 15 minute consult.

I can also provide referrals for trans affirming clinics and other providers after our call.